Winter Yoga Weekend
February 3 – 5, 2023
Experience the transformative and restorative power of yoga! Join Lana Heintjes and Casey Richards at Mohonk Mountain House for this Winter Yoga Weekend! This emotional resilience & heart centered yoga practice is designed to help you explore and awaken your grateful spirit. Release tension and stress as you cultivate a deep sense of harmony and relaxation that will rejuvenate your body, warm your heart, and calm your mind. Appropriate for participants of all levels and abilities—beginners are welcome.
This is also Mindfulness in Minutes Weekend and we hope you will enjoy some sessions with our own Nina Smiley, Ph.D., learning to calm the mind and enhance well-being.
Registration is required. Full participation in at least 3 classes is suggested. For single Yoga classes or other Fitness classes see the Activities Schedule for listings in our Motion Room, located in the Spa.
Availability is limited. For reservations, please call .
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Welcome to the Weekend
4:30pm – 5pm
Join us at any point over this period in the Parlor where your hosts and instructors will greet you and verify the classes you will be attending this weekend.
Slow Detox with Lana & Casey
5pm
Start the weekend with a relaxing and detoxing practice that helps you shake off any travel aches or jet lag while soothing your digestive system with gentle twists and forward bends. Starting off with a gentle flow of movement with Lana, we move into easy, long-held postures with Casey. Please dress comfortably. Beginner friendly & all levels welcome.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Yoga to Energize and Refresh with Lana
9:30am
Come enjoy this class with a vigorous, full-spectrum flow of yoga postures. 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. Please dress comfortably. All levels are welcome.
Yoga for Gratitude + Compassion with Casey
11am
Through Mindful Yoga flows, deep breathing, and deep rest in an extended savasana, you will leave feeling elevated and ready to enjoy your experience at Mohonk with gratitude in your heart and compassion for yourself and others in mind. This practice perfectly complements the Mindfulness session with Nina by taking what you learned and applying it directly to mindful movement. Please dress comfortably. Beginner friendly & all levels welcome.
Restorative Yoga with Lana
3pm
Melt away your stress by relaxing into gentle, restorative yoga postures. This practice focuses on stimulating your parasympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for restoration and healthy digestion. We will practice deep breathing and mindfulness meditation while lying in comfortable, soothing yoga postures. Please dress warmly and bring two pillows from your room. Beginner friendly & all levels welcome.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Open Your Heart with Casey
9:30am
Let go of any winter blues with this heart-centered meditation, followed by a juicy sequence of gentle back-bending postures. If you have still managed to hold on to feeling down and out from winter, this will be perfect to reinvigorate your spirit for the seasons to come. This practice can inspire you to leave Mohonk with a sense of freedom and harmony. Please dress comfortably. Beginner friendly & all levels welcome.
PROGRAM LEADERS
Lana Heintjes
Lana Heintjes, E-RYT200, is known for her soothing voice and calm presence. She’s led thousands of students in becoming stronger and healthier since 2009, after a 200 hour Yoga to the People teacher training in NYC. The evolution of her yoga practice has taken her on and above her mat, indoors and outdoors, around the world, and has made her the vibrant and joyful person that she is today.
Lana is committed to coaching, training, and supporting students on their journey of self-empowerment, body positivity, and motivation! She is certified in Vinyasa yoga, AcroYogaⓇ, Hot Yoga and Restorative Yoga. She also teaches Aerial Silks and is a Thai yoga bodywork practitioner with a Bachelor’s of Science in Music. Lana has over 500 hours of training and 5,000+ hours of teaching experience. She currently resides in the beautiful New Paltz, NY. Follow Lana on Instagram @acrolana.
Casey Richards
Casey Richards has always naturally sought balance in her life. And once she discovered the practice of yoga she realized just how valuable it was. “Yoga balances my need for spiritual and personal reflection with my need for creative movement and creating physical strength and resiliency.”
Initially Casey immersed herself in the 200 hour training course offered at Vitality Yoga Flow in New Paltz, NY as a way to deepen her own practice. But it wasn’t long before she fell in love with the role of guide. She was inspired to share her love of the practice with others and to help motivate them to take care of themselves, their communities and to follow their dreams.
Casey is a certified RYT® 200, and has completed trainings in AcroFit, Yin Yoga, and Meditation. She believes strongly in the transformative power of tuning in with your authentic self and practicing radical acceptance. And she models this behavior for her students, family and friends. Casey’s yoga and acroyoga practices have helped her develop trust, comfort and playfulness within herself and her communities. It is the joy and freedom brought about by these movement and mindfulness based practices that fuel her to teach. Follow Casey on Instagram @caseymoonacro.
Availability is limited. For reservations, please call .