375 Panterkill Road PO Box 70 Phoenicia, NY 12464 United States
Jul 24 - 26, 2026
About this Retreat
Tasha Blank is a celebrated international DJ, somatic practitioner, teacher and founder The Get Down, The Drop, Body Language and global leadership academy
PhDJ.
A student of somatic healing, shadow work, story and ceremony, her
nervous system-based approach to transformation through movement is a wild invitation into your most powerful expression.
She’s known for liberating hips in New York City’s most legendary clubs, the world’s wildest festivals, and museums, churches, helipads, boats, roving desert ships, forests and mountaintops everywhere.
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DJ Michael V is the creator, producer and headlining DJ for Primal Disco and Medicine Disco, PHAT House, No Place Like House, and is the co-creator of The Audacity!. His debut as a DJ in 2022 was at House of Yes in Brooklyn, NY and has been serving NYC
and the upstate area regularly. Outside of NY, Michael has played in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, the UK, and Paris.
Michael’s events have been talked about as: “the most diverse crowds...” “the safest dance floors...” “a fresh culture of authenticity, irreverence, and heart-open spirit”
Trained by world renowned DJ, Tasha Blank, Michael uses house, disco, funk and organic music to formulate sets and environments that have people screaming, sweating, laughing, shaking, and breaking (the rules that keep folks small at the clubs).
He is a former competitive gymnast, dancer, and choreographer; If you l are looking for some beats to flip and twist out to, this is your man.
Michael is a lover of gatherings where folx get to be EVERYTHING they are. He is found punctuating his parties with cues on the mic to inspire expression and pulling in parts of people that have been asleep.
He is currently a coach for the Powerhouse DJ School (PhDJ) and a high end audio resource for event producers and DJ’s in the Hudson Valley.
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The Yoga House was founded in Kingston, New York in 2011 with a foundational belief that the practice of yoga should be enjoyable and foster community. A belief that has carried over through a change of ownership, a global pandemic, new locations and in
our hope for the future.
Creating and maintaining a fully inclusive space is at the forefront of The 'House ethos. Joyce is originally from Queens, NY and is first-generation Filipino-American. Amy currently resides in Kingston and is a proud wife and mother of a queer family. Being a
BIPOC/LGBTQIA+ owned business provides us a lens through which we strive to program a wide variety of classes, contribute to the community, and provide access to teachers who are diverse and welcoming to all.
Joining us at Uplift will be owners Joyce San Pedro & Amy Reed, as well as Alex Tse & Jenny Papo. Each bring an incredible element & individuality to Uplift.
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Reggie Hubbard is a dedicated mindfulness and yoga practitioner, who also teaches from time to time. He has done many things, but is most proud of being a caring human, a stroke survivor, teacher/wisdom steward, strategist, organizer, spiritual advisor, minister of sound and devoted seeker of truth, compassion, health, well-being and justice for all.
Adopting yogic discipline and commitment to peace practice has helped him navigate visceral anger, deep grief and other complicated emotions. He teaches all walks of life through wisdom, asana, meditation and sound to help nurture commitment to personal peace as a foundation, rather than an afterthought.
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Chynna Dee Andrada is a holistic practitioner, nurse, educator and cacao researcher, blending science and spirituality through a range of healing modalities with cacao at the heart of her work as a therapeutic ally. Walking the Q’ero lineage, she honors indigenous knowledge and connection to nature in her life as a spiritual guide and eternal student. Her journey is marked by a dedication to personal growth and a profound respect for the interconnectedness of nature, mind, body, and spirit. Within her practice she orchestrates immersive retreats, workshops, training, and provides sacred spaces for communal exploration and healing. Chynna Dee is the visionary of SAGE - cacao, spirit, self
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Tracy LJ Robertson is an award winning vocal arranger, vocalist and vocal percussionist, and is a facilitator in the world of empowerment through music. A full ride graduate of Berklee College of Music, Tracy has worked with organizations like the Urban Voices Project, Gaia Music Collective, Kairos Center, and in more and more spaces where music and improvisation is explicitly inviting and supporting healing and empowerment in community. In these spaces and through his new project, Vocal Bloom, Tracy offers workshops and events for embodied musical expression, engaging the composer in us all through playful self-surprise and connection in musical creativity.
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Ben's practice is based on the wisdom of the body to find it's way back to health. He strives through conscious touch, to create space and awareness of the body in its present state. This consciousness eases you to move toward wellness. In your focused attention, each moment becomes an opportunity to understand your body and unite with your deeper self.
Ben is the founder of HND + TMPL Massage Therapy, a NYS licensed massage therapist and educator, a sound practitioner, and a former GYROTONIC instructor.
Rose Stoller is a New York based multidisciplinary artist, vocalist, and songwriter. Sometimes whimsical, romantic, often somber or daring. In her original music, she is a delicate songwriter who merges an influence of contemporary jazz, R&B, Laurel Canyon folk rock, Brazilian Popular Music, and ambient soundscapes into a corner of her own. After focusing on theater in high school, Rose pursued Jazz Vocal Performance in college. Graduate of LaGuardia High School’s famed Drama Department, Rose participates in theater and music respectively, and interdisciplinary pieces such as Ragnar Kjartansson’s “Romantic Songs of the Patriarchy” at The Guggenheim Museum in NYC. She was featured in 2017 and 2018’s Jazz In The Valley festival in Poughkeepsie, New York. “Live at Guava” out now, and “gone to flower demos” in early 2026.
Join Rose for a restorative evening concert / sing along la la la la
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Pamela Lyn is a RYT-500 yoga instructor, sound & energy practitioner, & dance educator & choreographer, who believes movement is medicine. With a BFA in Dance, an MA in Education, Reiki & sound certifications, and over two decades of teaching and creating, Pamela weaves dance, yoga, and sound into pathways of connection & joy.
Her deepest calling is community. Pamela founded Uplift as a space where people can come together in love, feel safe to express themselves, and discover the joy of belonging. She envisions Uplift as more than a weekend. It is a reminder that the inspiration, connection, & freedom we cultivate & feel here can be manifested in our everyday lives.
Uplift is a place we can co-create together to inspire peace & joyfulness. A space where friends will be made for a weekend or a lifetime. A place that feels like the most beautiful, grounded, & perfect landing for all. An experience everyone can share in that energizes, inspires, & elevates. Uplift is our home, & it’s a home that is filled with love, positivity, & joyfulness.
Learn More About Pamela Kalechofsky
Details of this retreat
UPLIFT is a joyful and deeply embodied festival mindfully curated to inspire connection with community and self through Ecstatic Dance, Yoga, Sound Baths, Cacao Ceremony, Circle Singing, Bonfire Sing-Alongs, Somatic & Wisdom Workshops, & more!
Guided by an extraordinary team of facilitators, this sacred weekend is a living reminder that what we create together isn’t an escape from life, it is life.
Join us for a magical 3 days and 2 nights of movement, music, connection, and soul- filled celebration. It’s a time to awaken your joy, open your heart, and feel fully alive and embodied!
Uplift Your Body. Uplift Your Heart. Uplift the Collective.
For more information visit: www.TheUpliftFestival.com
Schedule
Friday, July 24, 2026
3 - 4 pm Arrival and Check-in
4 - 5:30 pm Creation Lab with Pamela Kalechofsky & Amy Reed
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:15 - 8:30 pm Opening & Cacao Ceremony with Chynna Dee Andrada
8:30 - 10 pm Ecstatic Dance with Tasha Blank
10 - 11 pm Sound Journey with Ben Brown
Saturday, July 25, 2026
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9:15 - 10:30 am Root, Rise, & Reiki with The Yoga House
10:45 am - 12 pm Pathways to the Heart with Alex Tse OR Forest Bathing with Ben Brown
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:45 - 3:15 pm Sound as a Spiritual Practice with Reggie Hubbard
3:30 - 4:30 pm Play Lab with Pamela Kalechofsky & friends OR Plant Bath with Chynna Dee Andrada
4:45 - 5:30 pm Peppy Pilates with Jenny Papo OR Meditation & Motion with Joyce San Pedro
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 10 pm Medicine Disco with Michael V & Tasha Blank
10 pm - 12 am Bonfire & Sing-Alongs with Rose Stoller
Sunday, July 26, 2026
7 - 11 am Check-out of Rooms
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9:15 - 10:15 am The Sacred Self with Amy Reed
10:30 am - 12 pm Singing Circle with Tracy LJ Robertson
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
2 - 3:30 pm Closing Dance with Tasha Blank, Michael V, & Tracy LJ Robertson
* Please note that this schedule is subject to change.
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