ELEVATE: Here and Now Yoga

ELEVATE offers a transformative yoga and wellness retreat at Menla, inviting you to raise your consciousness and rewrite your patterns in a sacred mountain setting.

Yoga • Alexander Technique • Spa • Sound Bath • Bonfire

Now in its ninth retreat, and returning to Menla for the fourth time, this immersive weekend brings together movement, mindfulness, rest, and connection.

Thursday, August 6

3 - 4:30 pm Arrival & Check-in

4:30 - 5 pm Welcome Circle - Meet your teachers and fellow participants, set intentions, and settle fully into the retreat atmosphere

5 - 5:50 pm Gentle Grounding YOGA with Michelle Ingkavet Cavanagh - A gentle yoga session designed to release travel tension and bring body and mind into balance

6 - 7 pm Dinner

Friday, August 7

7 - 7:50 am Morning Motivation Flow YOGA with Michelle

8 - 9 am Breakfast

9:30 - 10:45 am Alexander Technique Workshop with Jane Apostol

11 am - 12:15 pm One-on-One 15-min Alexander Technique Lessons (3 time slots) with Jane

12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch

1:45 - 3:15 pm One-on-One 15-min Alexander Technique Lessons (7 time slots) with Jane

1:30 - 3:30 pm Free Time: Swimming, Nature Trails, Journaling, or Spa Treatments

4 - 5:30 pm YOGA from the Heart / Guided Meditation (Yoga Nidra) with Michelle

6 - 7 pm Dinner

7:30 - 8:30 pm Evening Sound Bath with Jennifer Muir - A deeply restorative session to soften tension and calm the nervous system

Saturday, August 8

7 - 7:50 am Good Morning YOGA Flow & Sound Meditation with Michelle

8 - 9 am Breakfast

10 am - 12:30 pm Free Time: Swimming, Nature Trails, Journaling, or Spa Treatments

11:30 am - 12:15 pm Optional Silent Nature Walk

12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch

2 - 3:15 pm YOGA: Breaking Boundaries in the Catskills — leveling up your YOGA practice

3:15 - 4:30 pm Free Time: Swimming, Nature Trails, Journaling, or Spa Treatments

4:30 - 5:45 pm Gentle YOGA / Alexander Technique Practice with Jane & Michelle

6 - 7 pm Dinner

7:30 pm Bonfire Gathering

Sunday, August 9

7 - 7:50 am Slow Morning YOGA

8 - 9 am Breakfast

9:30 - 10:30 am Closing Meditation Circle

11 am Check-Out / Free Time: Swimming, Nature Trails, Journaling, or Spa Treatments

12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch

*Please note this schedule is subject to change.

ABOUT THE TEACHERS

Michelle Ingkavet Cavanagh

Yoga is a path of transformation, an ongoing unfolding of mind, body, and spirit. Michelle is passionate about helping others uncover their potential and move forward step by step toward greater strength, balance, and self-awareness. Her yoga journey...