375 Panterkill Road PO Box 70 Phoenicia, NY 12464 United States
November 14 - 16, 2025
About this Retreat
Over 12 years of experience teaching meditation
Facilitator for international and national retreats
B.A. Harvard College, Romance Languages and Literatures
Certification Stanford Medical School, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Pedagogy of Compassion
J.D. Harvard Law School
MTS Harvard Divinity School, Theology Degree
New York City Bar Well-Being Committee Member
Faculty at Loyola University Chicago
Elizabeth, JD, MTS is a meditation teacher, facilitator, scholar, theologian, lawyer, writer, and published poet who holds three Harvard degrees, speaks five languages, and has designed over thirty different programs for happiness, energy, connection, and resilience.
She holds three Harvard degrees, speaks five languages, has lived in seven countries, and has taught over 10,000 people resilience, mental strength, and happiness. Elizabeth also studied neuroscience at Stanford Medical School and brings brain science to every program she designs and facilitates.
Her past experience includes working as an Investment Funds attorney at Sidley Austin, human rights work at the United Nations, and investigations for the New York Attorney General’s Office.
She has taught at Stanford, Harvard, Columbia, NYU, the Library of Congress, The Carlyle Group, Deutsche Bank, the New York Appellate Court, and top law firms and financial institutions.
Elizabeth enjoys facilitating retreats worldwide, helping organizations build a more compassionate culture everyday and helping individuals find their own unique path to happiness.
This work is the greatest privilege of her life.
Details of this retreat
You are invited to "Strong, Rooted, Connected: Ancestors Fall Meditation Retreat".
The goal of the retreat is to help you feel deeply connected to yourself, your practice, your strength, and nature. From there we'll access a deep inner calm and build community. Each day we'll enjoy meditation, compassion practice, and mindful movement.
The focus of the retreat is ancestors practice. To grow as people, first, we accept our roots. This is an important part of our psychological and emotional development. Besides, every family line has everything. There is a whole cosmos in the several generations that came before you. Working with your family tree, we heal in relation to the entire world.
Your ancestors are always present in your life on some level. Once we accept them, you'll feel strong and confident in ways you cannot imagine. Finally, together we will learn how to keep past family scenarios from repeating. Through this retreat, you'll see that no matter how we look at it, the roots of everything are love.
Ancestor practices are so powerful that they are part of every major contemplative tradition: Christian teachings, Jewish rituals, Native American ceremonies, Ancient Chinese practices, and Buddhist philosophy all include ancestor practices.
Tapping into that ancient wisdom, you'll reach new levels of centeredness, connection, and inner peace.
What to look forward to:
Meditating
Taking forest walks
Lighting candles for our ancestors
Sitting there watching the leaves
Reaching new levels of acceptance
Starting to heal the family tree
Growing in compassion
Enjoying each other’s company
Eating three healthy meals a day
Mindfully drinking apple cider
Cultivating self-compassion
Accessing deep relaxation
Join us in upstate New York in the Catskills at Menla Retreat Center during one of its most glorious seasons.
After the retreat, you’ll feel new strength running through your body, a sense of fulfillment, and the ability to take on anything!
Schedule
Friday, November 14
3 - 6 pm Arrive, Check-in, and Explore the Property
4 - 5 pm Optional First Leisurely Hike on a Scenic Trail
5 - 6 pm Official Welcome Session and Introduction to the Retreat and Each Other
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 9 pm Candlelit Ancestors Heart Practice and Survey of Ancestors Practices Across Traditions
Saturday, November 15
7 - 8 am Gentle stretching and Movement Practice
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9:30 - 10:30 am Walking Meditation, Self-compassion Meditation, and Mindfulness Practice
10:30 am - 12:30 pm Free time to visit the vintage country barn or move your body in the fitness facility. Perhaps time alone to meditate, nap, create, or journal.
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
2 - 3 pm Lecture on Why Patterns Repeat Themselves Generation After Generation
3 - 4:30 pm Free Time for Spa Treatments or Hiking
4:30 - 6 pm Ancestors Meditation Practice: Healing the Family Tree
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Rest and Restore
Sunday, November 16
7 - 11 am Check-out of Rooms
7 - 8 am Gentle Stretching and Movement Practice
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9 - 10 am Time to Pack and Check-out
10 am - 12:30 pm Meditation on how to access centeredness and inner peace through ancestors practices. Talk on how to stay rooted moving forward. We'll end with a formal closing practice.
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch & Departure
*Please note that the schedule is subject to change.
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