Annual Spring Iyengar Yoga Retreat
Description
Spring offers a unique opportunity to sense renewal in both body and mind, and Dharmakaya provides an ideal setting to experience that shift as dormant energy begins to awaken. Over the course of this retreat, you will be guided into a deeper yoga practice that emphasizes the integration of breath within asana, naturally opening the door to pranayama. There will also be time for discussion and thoughtful exploration of the principles that support the practice. Surrounded by fellow sincere practitioners, you can turn inward, reconnect, and leave feeling refreshed and ready to return to daily life.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
As human beings, we benefit from carving out space to reconnect with ourselves. In doing so, we often discover a greater sense of connection with others and with the world around us. Iyengar Yoga is a lifelong path of learning how to understand ourselves and move through life with greater ease and freedom. Throughout the weekend, each class will explore a different theme, while contributing to a clear and open state of being. You will:
- Deepen your understanding of how body, breath, and mind work together, and how yoga can support your overall state of being
- Study the principles of yoga through asana, pranayama, and discussion of yoga philosophy
- Place special attention on breath integration
- Experience the natural connection between asana and pranayama, moving from body to breath to the deeper mind
- Explore this relationship through both active, dynamic practice and quieter restorative practice
This nourishing weekend of deeper Iyengar Yoga practice is designed to bring freshness and vitality as you begin the season.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
- Intimate setting with personal access to the teacher
- Interactive sessions with question and answer periods
- Shamatha meditations
- Delicious all-vegetarian meals with locally sourced ingredients
- Option to extend stay on Personal Retreat
- Extensive library of dharma books
- Expansive wooded grounds with beautiful paths, flora and fauna
OPEN TO ALL
Iyengar Yoga students of all levels are welcome, though participants should have at least one year of consistent Iyengar practice. The classes will be challenging, while still being presented in a way that remains accessible to everyone.
SCHEDULE
(subject to change)
Friday, May 1
- 3:00 PM: Check in begins
- 5:00-7:00 PM: Welcome and Introduction, Light Practice
- 7:00-8:00 PM: Dinner
Saturday, May 2
- 7:30-8:00 AM: Morning Salutations and Meditation, optional
- 8:00-9:00 AM: Breakfast
- 9:30 AM-12:00 PM: Asana
- 12:00-1:00 PM: Lunch
- 4:00-6:00 PM: Restorative Asana and Pranayama
- 6:00-7:00 PM: Dinner
- 7:30-8:30 PM: Yoga discussion and Q&A
Sunday, May 3
- 7:30-8:00 AM: Morning Salutations and Meditation, optional
- 8:00-9:00 AM: Breakfast
- 9:30 AM-12:00 PM: Asana
- 12:00-1:00 PM: Lunch
- 1:00 PM: Checkout and Departure
Teacher
Matt Dreyfus
For more than twenty years, Matt Dreyfus has devoted himself to teaching the profound discipline of Iyengar Yoga. A student since 1994, he began traveling regularly to India in 1999 to study with the Iyengar family. He is a core faculty member of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York and serves on the institute’s teacher training faculty, teaching students of all levels and abilities. Matt is also active in New Jersey, where he has taught in the Princeton area since 2011 and serves as director of Teacher Education at Santosha Yoga Studio in Madison.
Accommodation Options
Private Room: Couple
This registration fee is for two people. This comfortable room has one double bed, and may be shared by couples in a committed relationship. With ample room for meditation, it features a desk and small table suitable for a meditation object. All rooms are furnished with linens, pillows, blankets, coverlets, and towels, as well as a meditation cushion and zabuton. The room shares a bath with one or two other rooms. Room rates include three delicious vegetarian meals each day (6 total meals for a couple room); there is also a tea station on each hall.
Junior Suite: Single
These large rooms have one double bed, a private bath, private terrace, a refrigerator and ample room for practice. Each room has a small table suitable for a meditation object and a meditation cushion and zabaton, as well as a desk and an armoire. Room rates include three delicious vegetarian meals each day; there is also an in-room tea station.
Junior Suite: Couple
This reservation fee is for two people and includes three delicious vegetarian meals each day (6 total for a couple). This large room has one double bed, which may be shared by couples in a committed relationship. In addition, it has a private bath, private terrace, a refrigerator and ample room for practice. Each room has a small table suitable for a meditation object and a meditation cushion and zabaton, as well as a desk and an armoire.
Teachers
About Matt DreyfusFor over two decades, Matt Dreyfus has devoted himself to teaching the depth and precision of Iyengar Yoga. A student since 1994, he began traveling regularly to India in 1999 to study with the Iyengar family. As a core faculty member at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York, as well as part of the Institute’s teacher training...
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191 Cragsmoor Rd, Pine Bush, NY 12566, USA
Pine Bush
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Fri, May 1