Yoga Retreat with Special Rates for Community

I received this message yesterday from our good neighbors up at the Menla Center.
- Carol

One of our rental groups, which is scheduled to hold a small intimate retreat of yoga asanas and chanting this weekend, would like to open their program up to the local community. They are offering special reduced rates for the program. All info is attached below. I am happy to help answer any questions.

Best Regards,
Tania

Tania Robyn Cyrlin
TIBET HOUSE US
Manager, Admin & Operations
Menla Mountain Retreat & Conference Center
375 Pantherkill Road, P.O. Box 70
Phoenicia, NY 12464
845.688.6897 x 7519 Fax: 845.688.6895
office@menla.org
www.menla.org
www.tibethouse.org


SHIVA’S DANCE OF BLISS - THE ANANDA TANDAVA
A 3-day yoga retreat interweaving Asana, Mantra, & Pranayama
with Certified Anusara® teacher Susanna Harwood Rubin &
Crash Test Dummies’ Brad Roberts

Shiva’s dance of bliss, the Ananda Tandava, is the culminating moment in a mysterious and poetic story from Hindu mythology. Depicted in Shiva Nataraja iconography, the dance takes place deep within the Tillai forest, a landscape inhabited by sages and animals, gods and goddesses. Join us for an exploration of the story’s rich philosophical themes, with Susanna leading asana and pranayama practice and Brad guiding us through the story’s mantras, sharing vocal techniques and playing live music during asana classes. As the story unfolds, we will move deeply into the forest of our own consciousness, finding the meaning of the Ananda Tandava within our own hearts.

Susanna Harwood Rubin is a Certified Anusara® teacher with eight years of teaching experience, offering public classes at Virayoga as well as teaching privately. She has apprenticed with John Friend and Sianna Sherman internationally, and has been profiled by FIT YOGA magazine and by SocialWorkout.com. Brad Roberts is the singer/songwriter for Crash Test Dummies. He also teaches Mantra classes at Virayoga. Both study the Rajanaka Tantra with Dr. Douglas Brooks, one of the world’s foremost scholars of Hindu Tantra. Brad has recorded a volume of Rajanaka mantras set to music in a full-length album, which will be released in late 2010. Brad and Susanna have taught together at Virayoga, and are pleased to be offering their first retreat together.

DATES: Memorial Day Weekend - Friday, May 28 – Sunday, May 30
COST: Tuition for Friday only $75; Saturday only $100; Full Weekend $200
*These are special discounted rates for commuters only. Meals & Commuter fee are separate.
ACCOMODATION & MEALS: The beautiful Menla Retreat Center in Phoenicia, NY, 2-hour commute from NYC. All meals provided by Menla.
Participants have use of swimming pool, tennis courts, hiking trails and weight room. Wellness services, including massage, available upon request.
SCHEDULE: Arrive by 12:30pm Friday & depart Sunday 3:30pm
INFORMATION/REGISTRATION: Susanna : om_susanna@yahoo.com
ANUSARA HOURS: Retreat offers 15 Anusara® Yoga hours.