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Inner Sanctuary

Name: Inner Sanctuary
Start: 2026-10-02
End: 2026-10-04
Location: Menla
Rating: 4.83

4.8365 reviews

375 Panterkill Road PO Box 70 Phoenicia, NY 12464 United States

October 2 - 4, 2026

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Daphne

Stacia

Daphne Lyon

Daphne is an integrative wellbeing guide, meditation and breathwork teacher, and nervous system educator with over a decade of teaching experience. Her work bridges ancient wisdom with modern science, offering a clear and grounded approach that helps students cultivate calm, resilience, and embodied presence. Through retreats, trainings, and ongoing practice spaces, she supports individuals in building sustainable wellbeing and developing a more skillful relationship with their inner world. She believes true wellbeing is built through consistent, compassionate practice and is devoted to helping others cultivate an inner sanctuary they can rely on in every season of life.

Stacia Nero

Stacia is a 500+ hour yoga teacher who has been teaching in Philly and South Jersey for over 15 years. She found yoga through injury as a teenage athlete and dancer and later as a pathway to heal from anxiety and depression. She has trained in Vinyasa, Alignment, Hatha, Yin, Restorative, Pre-Natal, Aerial, SUP, and Thai Massage. Deeply passionate about the practice, Stacia offers classes that both elevate and investigate its power. Students often describe her spaces as safe, soulful, and empowering. As a mama, she leads with warmth and steadiness, cultivating community, deepening self-trust, and creating space for meaningful shifts. Her classes and Thai massage sessions are invitations to go deeper through breath and subtlety, blending creative movement with an understanding of the science behind how yoga and breath re-pattern the body and nervous system.

Details of this retreat

A Weekend Rooted in Practice, Strength, and Deep Rest

Arrive in the wooded mountains of Menla and return home feeling centered, strong, and deeply restored.

Over three nourishing days, you’ll engage in practices that cultivate steadiness, strength, and deep rest. Drawing inspiration from the rhythms of the natural world, this retreat integrates yoga, breathwork, meditation, and restorative practices to help you build an inner refuge you can return to long after the weekend ends.

Expect a well-rounded experience that balances strong, intelligently sequenced yoga practices with deeply restorative work, offering both challenge and renewal. Practices are designed to meet you where you are, supporting both exploration and ease.

Together we will explore:

Vinyasa & Restorative Yoga: Strong, thoughtfully designed flows that build strength and mobility, balanced with restorative practices that encourage release and recovery.
Pranayama & Guided Meditation: Accessible breath practices and meditation to cultivate clarity, steadiness, and emotional resilience.
Myofascial Release Ball Rolling & Resistance Stretching: Practical techniques to ease tension, improve range of motion, and support long-term functional strength.
Yoga Nidra: Guided deep rest designed to help the whole system reset.
Forest Hikes: Time on Menla’s trails to reconnect with the grounding rhythms of the world.
Sustainable Practices Workbook: A practical guide with tools and habit-building strategies to help you integrate yoga, breathwork, and mindfulness into daily life in a way that is realistic and lasting.

Daphne and Stacia have been leading retreats together at Menla since 2016, creating experiences that are grounded, skillful, and deeply supportive while honoring each participant’s inner wisdom.

Whether you are seeking renewal, strength, clarity, or time to breathe, this weekend offers space for meaningful practice in the support within community, helping you return to your inner sanctuary again and again.

Schedule

Friday, Oct 2

3 - 8 pm Arrival & Check‑in
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 9 pm Opening Circle, Yinyasa & Guided Deep Rest

Saturday, Oct 3

7 - 8 am Morning Breathwork & Meditation
8 - 9 am Breakfast
10 am - 12 pm Strong Vinyasa Practice
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 3:30 pm Free time & Optional Forest Hike
4 - 5:30 pm Resistance Stretching & Myofascial Release
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 8:30 pm Evening Restorative Practice
8:30 - 9:15 pm Yoga Nidra

Sunday, Oct 4

7 - 8 am Morning Breathwork & Meditation
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9:30 - 12 pm Closing Practice: Vinyasa, Breathwork & Deep Rest
12 pm onward Lunch & Departures

*Please note that this schedule is subject to change.

Getting Here

Menla, 375 Panterkill Road PO Box 70 Phoenicia, NY 12464 United States

Accommodation

Deluxe Queen

Deluxe Queen Room with Queen Bed and Private Bathroom Free Phone and Hi-Speed Wifi Internet Access Available Air Conditioning All Rooms in Lhasa are Handicap-Accessible, Including Four Rooms with Wheelchair Accessible Showers. Deluxe Queen Rooms are Available in Lhasa Inn and Kathmandu House * Please note that rates include meals and accommodations

Standard Single - Shared Bath

Menla Private Queen Room with Queen Bed and Shared Bathroom Public Phone and Hi-Speed Wifi Internet Access Available This lodging type is not ADA Compliant Private Queen Rooms with Shared Bathroom are Available in Thimpu House, Panther Cottage and Potala House * Please note that rates include meals and accommodations

Standard Double Full - Shared bath (Shared Room)

Deluxe Double Room with Two Full Beds and Shared Bathroom Free Phone and Hi-Speed Wifi Internet Access Available Air Conditioning This lodging type is not ADA Compliant. Please note that due to the stairs we recommend that guests with mobility issues book other accommodations. Deluxe Double Rooms with Shared Bathrooms are Located in Thimphu * Please note rates include meals and accommodations. This booking is for one bed in a double shared room: We May Assign You a Roommate if You Do Not Register with One.

Standard Double Twin - Shared bath (Shared Room)

Deluxe Double Room with Two Twin Beds and Shared Bathroom Free Phone and Hi-Speed Wifi Internet Access Available Air Conditioning This lodging type is not ADA Compliant. Please note that due to the stairs we recommend that guests with mobility issues book other accommodations. Deluxe Double Rooms with Shared Bathrooms are Located in Thimphu * Please note rates include meals and accommodations. This booking is for one bed in a double shared room: We May Assign You a Roommate if You Do Not Register with One.

Economy Premium Single - Shared Bath

Standard Premium Single Room with a Queen or Full Bed and Shared Bathroom Up to 10 guests share two large bathrooms. Each bathroom has two shower stalls and two toilets. A phone is not available but high-speed WiFi is available in the room Phone Access Available in Upper Level Of Conference Center. All calls are free of charge This Lodging Type is not ADA Compliant. * Please note rates include meals and accommodations.

Economy Single - Shared Bath

Standard Single Room with a Twin Bed and Shared Bathroom Bathroom is Shared with One to Six Other Guests on Your Floor. A phone is not available but high-speed WiFi is available in the room Phone Access Available in Nearby Conference Center and also Lhasa in Business Center. All calls are free of charge. This Lodging Type is not ADA Compliant. * Please note rates include meals and accommodations.

Economy Double - Shared Bath (Shared Room)

Standard Double with Twin Beds and Shared Bathroom The bathroom is Shared with other rooms on the same floor. High-speed Wi-Fi is available in the room. Phone Access Available in Nearby Conference Center and also Lhasa in Business Center. All calls are free of charge. This Lodging Type is not ADA Compliant. * Please note that rates include meals and accommodations * Please note: this is an open door policy room, meaning there are no keys to lock the door (we have lockers you can use at Lhasa if needed) * This booking is for one bed in a double shared room: We May Assign You Roommates if You Do Not Register with others

Economy Quad - Shared Bath (Shared Room)

Standard Quad Room with Quad Twin Beds and Shared Bathroom Accommodations Fee Includes All Meals. High speed Wi-Fi is available in the room. Phone Access Available in Nearby Conference Center and also Lhasa in Business Center. All calls are free of charge. This Lodging Type is not ADA Compliant. * Please note that rates include meals and accommodations * Please note: this is an open door policy room, meaning there are no keys to lock the door (we have lockers you can use at Lhasa if needed) * This booking is for one bed in a quad shared room: We May Assign You Roommates if You Do Not Register with others.

Customer Reviews

4.83 out of 5.0 average rating

Kendra • Aug 13, 2026

5.0

Verified

Just Perfect

My experience at Menla was exactly what I needed. It was quiet, serene, tranquil. The food was delicious! Aside from that, being able to be immersed in practice was glorious. I have not had the opportunity to be in practice in this was in almost 10 years. I fully enjoyed being able to practice every day, to hear about other people's practices and to once again learn from Cyndi Lee. I always refer to Cyndi as my teacher and It was truly wonderful to be able to hear the teachings again and continue to deepen my practice. I really loved this experience with great people in the perfect atmosphere.

Anonymous • Aug 08, 2026

5.0

Verified

Silent retreat w Jayne

Amazing. Transformative. I’m still processing. The nature, the food, Menla is so amazing. The experience with the group, our facilitator m, was deeply healing.

Elaine • Aug 07, 2026

5.0

Verified

Cultivating Joy

Led by Jayne Gumpel, this retreat was a combination of guided meditation, forest bathing and making art. It created a loving atmosphere to go inside in a safe space. Jayne’s mantra is the group is the medicine and by the end of the retreat that became perfectly clear.

Terri • Aug 05, 2026

5.0

Verified

Fantastic stay and retreat experience!

I was so impressed with the quality of my stay at Menla! The natural beauty that surrounds the campus is rejuvenating and peaceful! The food was exquisite and lovingly prepared! My room was beautiful and very clean. My retreat with Banafsheh was top-notch! Highly recommend Menla for your next retreat!

Nancy • Aug 05, 2026

5.0

Verified

aa hidden gem that will inspire you for what life used to be , great air, food, water, shelter, and great people!!

I just wish I knew about this place years and years ago. It is a piece of Paradise

with love to all of you at Menla
God bless Robert Thurman for what he created!!

Inner Sanctuary

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Daphne Lyon

Stacia Nero

Details of this retreat

Getting Here