Winter Yoga Weekend
January 31 – February 2, 2020
Experience the transformative and restorative power of yoga with renowned yoga instructor Jillian Pransky. This joyful retreat is designed to help you explore and awaken your full potential. Release tension and stress as you learn to cultivate a deep sense of relaxation that will rejuvenate your body, open your heart, and calm your mind.
All workshops will be open to all levels, including beginners and seasoned yogis.
Availability is limited. For reservations, please call .
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31
Yoga to Shake-Off Your Travel Legs
5pm
Ease into your weekend by soothing your body with gentle stretching and deep relaxation. We will focus primarily on forward bends, twists, hip stretches, and deep breathing. When the body is weary from travel this is the perfect way to decompress and recover. Please dress comfortably, all levels welcome.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Yoga to Energize and Refresh
9:30am
Through Mindful Yoga flows and deep breathing, this practice will invigorate you. We will focus on gentle heart opening as well as core strengthening to increase circulation and warm you up from the inside out. This practice perfectly complements the Mindfulness session with Nina by taking what you learned and applying it directly into mindful movement. Slow paced vinyasa, all levels welcome.
Restorative Yoga
3pm
Melt away your stress by relaxing into gentle, restorative yoga postures. This practice is focused on stimulating your parasympathetic system, which is responsible for restoration and healthy digestion. We will practice deep breathing and mindfulness meditation while lying in a comfortable soothing yoga posture. Please dress warmly and bring two pillows from your room. All levels welcome.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Yoga for Power and Inner Peace
9:30am
Empower yourself with a vigorous and strength-building Yoga flow. This, combined with a calming meditation and extended savasana, will create a sense of strength and peace to leave you ready to take on the future. Fast paced vinyasa, please dress comfortably, all levels welcome.
MEET OUR PROGRAM LEADER
Jillian Pransky
Jillian Pransky is a Meditation Teacher and Certified Yoga Therapist, as well as the author of Deep Listening. She is Director of Restorative Yoga Teacher Training for Yoga Works Nation-wide, co-director of Bright Spirit Yoga Teacher Training, and leads programs at Kripalu, Omega, and other international venues. Known as a nurturing guide with uplifting energy, Jillian’s teaching focuses on bringing the practice of yoga and meditation into everyday life.
Jillian has been featured in Dr. Memhet Oz’s video YOGA 101, as well as many magazines including Yoga Journal, Self Magazine, Family Circle, Kripalu Magazine and has appeared on CNN.
Her Relax More CD has garnered excellent reviews from many including Dr. Memhet Oz and is used in the healing program at the Heart Institute, New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center. Jillian produces an E-Newsletter called Yogalicious. Visit her website at www.jillianpransky.com
Availability is limited. For reservations, please call .
When you visit for Winter Yoga Weekend, your overnight package includes:
Meals
- Breakfast: Breakfast Buffet with made-to-order omelets, our famous mini-waffles, and more in our grand Main Dining Room; or Continental Breakfast in the historic Lake Lounge
- Brunch: Brunch Buffet
- Dinner: Surrey Fine Dining or Modern American Menu
- Afternoon tea and cookies in our historic Lake Lounge
Daily Activities
- Complimentary Kids’ Club drop-off program
- Nightly evening entertainment, special events, and more! See schedule of activities >
- Guided House History Tour of our National Historic Landmark resort
- Yoga, Meditation, and Fitness classes
- Visit our Greenhouse and Barn Museum
- Indoor heated pool with underwater music
Seasonal Activities
- Snowshoeing and cross-country skiing on more than 30 miles of groomed trails (weather permitting)
- Winter hiking with MICROspikes® (weather permitting)
- Ice-skating in the open air pavilion
- Guided outdoor activities and hiking with stunning views of the Catskill Mountains (weather permitting)
À la carte experiences available to overnight guests:
- A full menu of nature-inspired treatments at our award-winning spa
- The Carriage Lounge, featuring a full bar and handcrafted cocktails as well as hyper local draft beer and hard cider
- An award-winning wine list in our dining venues
- In-room dining
- Private fitness, yoga, meditation, and mindfulness sessions
- Disc golf discs available for purchase (weather permitting)
See full list of what’s included in your stay!