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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.
ENCHANTED
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ENCHANTED
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375 Panterkill Road PO Box 70 Phoenicia, NY 12464 United States
October 25 - 28, 2026
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Ariel Kiley is an embodiment teacher, trauma resolution practitioner, program designer, published author, people person, and wild woman.
She holds certifications as a Yoga Therapist (International Association of Yoga Therapists), an E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, a lead teacher trainer for Tune Up Fitness®, and a certified Lumia® transformational life coach. For over a decade, she has taught thousands of yoga, meditation, and therapeutic yoga classes in New York City, Los Angeles, and beyond.
Ariel has designed programming and led teacher trainings in therapeutic yoga, anatomy, trauma-informed yoga, and fitness therapy for Equinox Fitness, Tune Up Fitness®, Dou Yoga, Prema Yoga, and more. She designed and starred in the Yoga Fundamentals program on Daily Burn, and has taught stress reduction and trauma resolution techniques to Harvard Medical students, Yale University, and numerous corporations and workplaces — alongside her private work helping individuals resolve the physiological patterns of trauma.
Ariel’s background as an actress and writer informs her approach to movement ~ as something creative and imaginative… There is always an unfolding story to harmonize with, and when we do, meaning and depth are amplified!
She regularly hosts retreats in transporting locations around the world, including Costa Rica, Joshua Tree, and the Catskills. Her virtual embodied fitness program, FitBodLife.com, has run for over five years with a thriving online community, and her program Lady Quest helps people reconnect with purpose through nature. She also hosts The Lady Quest Podcast, sharing stories and techniques around self-development. Ariel is presently based in the Joshua Tree area of California.
Ariel's ongoing mission is to awaken her students to their extraordinary potential to generate joy and wellbeing in their bodies, and to access the wisdom within.
Details of this retreat
A 4-Day Immersion Into Embodiment & Wonder
Take a somatic journey into your own enchantment — held in the Catskill Mountains as the season turns from gold to dusk. Through embodied movement, breathwork, meditation, and creative practice, you'll access the deeper consciousness that connects to that which is beyond yourself. You'll reawaken your sense of magic and access intuitive guidance in everyday life.
You'll be led by Ariel Kiley, a yoga teacher, yoga therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and certified life coach with over 15 years of experience leading retreats and teacher trainings around the world — not to mention a life-long aspiring wild woman!
Before you arrive, you'll receive a personal (virtual) Tarot session — a mythopoetic reading into what wants to be seen, released, or called forward during the retreat. That thread will weave through everything on retreat: a cosmic tune-in under the night sky, a grounded day of earthy movement and creative foraging, an exploration of the luminous self beyond your biography, and a final morning identifying how to carry it all home.
You'll leave more at home in your body, more connected to nature, and lit up with a creative spark that aligns you with the greater forces guiding your life forward.
Enchantment isn't something you find here. It's something we remember together.
All genders, ages, experience levels welcome. If you are new to Ariel, she will set up a consultation conversation with you to answer any questions before registering for the retreat :)
Schedule:
Sunday, October 25th
The Cosmos Day
3 - 6 pm Arrive, settle in your cabin, and Check-in
6 - 7 pm Dinnertime
7:30 - 9 pm Opening Circle, Restorative yoga and Night Sky Yoga Nidra meditation
Monday, October 26th
The Earth Body Day
7:30 - 7:50 am Silent meditation (optional)
8 - 9 am Breakfast
10 am - 12 pm Earth Themed Embodiment Journey
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 3:30 pm Free time to explore, rest, and enjoy nature - optional foraging for natural treasures
3:30 - 5:30 pm Grounding and opening deep stretch, therapeutic yoga and meditation
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 8:30 pm Gently structured community connection and reflection time (optional)
Tuesday, October 27th
The Light Body Day
7:30 - 7:50 am Silent meditation (optional)
8 - 9 am Breakfast
10 am - 12 pm Luminous Self Themed Embodiment Journey
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 3:30 pm Free time to explore, rest, and enjoy nature
2 - 3:30 pm Optional creative arts project time
3:30 - 5:30 pm Consciousness-expanding stretch, breath-work and meditation
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 8:30 pm Gently structured community connection and reflection time (optional)
Wednesday, October 28th
The Return Day
7:30 - 7:50 am Silent meditation (optional)
8 - 9 am Breakfast
10 am - 11:30 am Embodied Integration Journey and closing circle
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch & Departure
*Please note this schedule is subject to change.
Take a somatic journey into your own enchantment — held in the Catskill Mountains as the season turns from gold to dusk. Through embodied movement, breathwork, meditation, and creative practice, you'll access the deeper consciousness that connects to that which is beyond yourself. You'll reawaken your sense of magic and access intuitive guidance in everyday life.
You'll be led by Ariel Kiley, a yoga teacher, yoga therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and certified life coach with over 15 years of experience leading retreats and teacher trainings around the world — not to mention a life-long aspiring wild woman!
Before you arrive, you'll receive a personal (virtual) Tarot session — a mythopoetic reading into what wants to be seen, released, or called forward during the retreat. That thread will weave through everything on retreat: a cosmic tune-in under the night sky, a grounded day of earthy movement and creative foraging, an exploration of the luminous self beyond your biography, and a final morning identifying how to carry it all home.
You'll leave more at home in your body, more connected to nature, and lit up with a creative spark that aligns you with the greater forces guiding your life forward.
Enchantment isn't something you find here. It's something we remember together.
All genders, ages, experience levels welcome. If you are new to Ariel, she will set up a consultation conversation with you to answer any questions before registering for the retreat :)
Schedule:
Sunday, October 25th
The Cosmos Day
3 - 6 pm Arrive, settle in your cabin, and Check-in
6 - 7 pm Dinnertime
7:30 - 9 pm Opening Circle, Restorative yoga and Night Sky Yoga Nidra meditation
Monday, October 26th
The Earth Body Day
7:30 - 7:50 am Silent meditation (optional)
8 - 9 am Breakfast
10 am - 12 pm Earth Themed Embodiment Journey
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 3:30 pm Free time to explore, rest, and enjoy nature - optional foraging for natural treasures
3:30 - 5:30 pm Grounding and opening deep stretch, therapeutic yoga and meditation
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 8:30 pm Gently structured community connection and reflection time (optional)
Tuesday, October 27th
The Light Body Day
7:30 - 7:50 am Silent meditation (optional)
8 - 9 am Breakfast
10 am - 12 pm Luminous Self Themed Embodiment Journey
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 3:30 pm Free time to explore, rest, and enjoy nature
2 - 3:30 pm Optional creative arts project time
3:30 - 5:30 pm Consciousness-expanding stretch, breath-work and meditation
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 8:30 pm Gently structured community connection and reflection time (optional)
Wednesday, October 28th
The Return Day
7:30 - 7:50 am Silent meditation (optional)
8 - 9 am Breakfast
10 am - 11:30 am Embodied Integration Journey and closing circle
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch & Departure
*Please note this schedule is subject to change.
Getting Here
Menla, 375 Panterkill Road PO Box 70 Phoenicia, NY 12464 United States
Accommodation
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
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
Commuter
Commuters
Menla Encourages Members of the Community to Participate in Our Wonderful Programs!
Includes Meals, Public Phone, Public Computer, and Wi-Fi Internet Available in Lhasa Inn.
Accommodations Fee Includes All Meals.
Customer Reviews
Verified
5.0
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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.
5.0
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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!
5.0
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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!!
with love to all of you at Menla
God bless Robert Thurman for what he created!!
5.0
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This place, this space, this experience
I am a man of the ear,th my love for this amazing planet and our connection to her is without lines, borders, walls. I am so pleased to experience the beautiful space that is Menla. Equally as beautiful is the staff that serviced our work.
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