Couples’ Romantic Getaway: Spring

FRIDAY, MARCH 20

Live Music with the Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez Trio
9pm

This Brooklyn-based rising singer/songwriter’s soulful sound infuses Jazz and R&B with emotional depth and a fresh edge. Raina invites us into her sonic world with harmonic nuance and lyrical ferocity accompanied by bass player Luke McCrosson and percussionist Zach Berns.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21

Early Hike with Naturalist Michael Ridolfo
7:30am

Join us on a morning hike with our staff naturalist, who will share insights on geology and the local flora and fauna. Hiking shoes suggested. Please dress appropriately as the weather may be cold. All levels are welcome.

Acro Yoga with Lana Heintjes
10am

Acro Yoga is partner-based yoga with a base, a flyer, and a spotter. This class is designed to set a solid and safe foundation that incorporates strength training, basic flying, and thai yoga massage. The beauty of this practice is that it cultivates trust, community, communication, strength, and surrender, all while having a blast!
Wear comfortable clothes. All levels welcome.

Forest Bathing with Nina Smiley Ph.D.
2pm

The term “forest bathing” or “shinrin-yoku” has been used in Japanese writings and research to describe the sense of well-being that comes from being outdoors immersed in nature. Come on a Mindfulness in Nature walk, as Nina guides you through wooded trails, alongside timeless cliffs and our crystal-clear lake.

Live Music with the Dylan Doyle Band
9pm

Southern born, Northern raised, Dylan Doyle has been steeped in everything from Bob Dylan, Wes Montgomery, and Bill Withers to John Prine, Jimi Hendrix and The Band. From this comes a unique musical interpretation that lies somewhere within the delta of Roots, Rock, and Jazz; giving him a style that defies classification. All are welcome!

SUNDAY, MARCH 22

Acro Yoga with Lana Heintjes – Part 2
10am

Acro Yoga is partner-based yoga with a base, a flyer, and a spotter. This class will build off of Saturday, but not to worry if you weren’t able to attend, Lana will guide all levels. Wear comfortable clothes. All levels welcome.

PROGRAM LEADERS

Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez

Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez is a singer/composer based in Brooklyn, NY. Rooted in Jazz and R&B, Raina invites us into her unique sonic world with harmonic nuance and lyrical poetry. Releasing her four debut singles in 2018, Raina has over 300k streams on Spotify and a budding global audience. Touring locally, her trio has appeared on stage at venue such as Mohonk Mountain House, The Falcon, Unison Arts Center, and has a standing residency at NYC’s famous Rockwood Music Hall.

Michael Ridolfo

Michael Ridolfo is the Mohonk Mountain House naturalist. After 20 years of rock climbing, ice climbing, mountain biking, skiing, winter mountaineering, nature photography, writing, and music, he began practicing the art of tracking, wilderness survival, and the native mentoring model. This journey has evolved into teaching children and adults how to deepen their relationship with the natural world. In 1999, he founded Wilderness Mind (now The Earthtime Project), a school dedicated to preserving the ancient arts of tracking and nature awareness.

Lana Heintjes

Lana Heintjes, E-RYT200, is known for her soothing voice and calm presence. She has been an active and passionate yoga instructor since 2009, after she took her incredibly powerful 200-hr Yoga to the People teacher training in NYC. She teaches Vinyasa yoga, partner yoga, aerial silks, restorative yoga, and gives Thai yoga bodywork. Lana is the co-founder of Yoga Mountain Retreats, which leads Yoga and Rock Climbing retreats internationally. She also specializes in teaching yoga and meditation to couples to help increase the quality and health of their relationship. Lana has over 300 hours of training and 2,000+ hours of teaching experience. She currently resides in the beautiful New Paltz, NY. Follow Lana on Instagram @acrolana Find out more about her at www.yogamountainretreats.com

Dylan Doyle

Dylan Doyle has been touring nationally since age 15, and became a seasoned professional at a very young age. He has played with such notable musicians Rob Stoner (Bob Dylan, Don Mclean), John Platania (Van Morrison, Natalie Merchant), Ben Cauley (Otis Redding), and Bill Payne (Little Feat). Dylan has been referred to as “The Future”, and as a young Jimi Hendrix. Imaginative and original, Doyle has been called one of the most prodigious players around with abundant natural talent. Attesting to Dylan’s versatility, Dylan has played the King Biscuit Blues Festival three consecutive years as well headlining the Grateful Garcia Gathering, the largest Grateful Dead festival in the Midwest. Dylan consistently packs houses around Europe and the United States.