Find that Pause - A Weekend of Nervous System Soothing

Name: Find that Pause - A Weekend of Nervous System Soothing
Start: 2027-03-05
End: 2027-03-07
Location: Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Rating: 5

5.0014 reviews

191 Cragsmoor Rd, Cragsmoor, NY 12420, USA

Mar 5 - 7, 2027

Retreat Highlights

Intimate setting with personal access to the teacher
Interactive workshops with question and answer periods
Therapeutic yoga, guided meditation, breathwork, and yoga nidra
Pain Reprocessing Therapy tools and nervous system education
Forest bathing and mindful nature immersion (weather permitting)
Evening fire meditation and letting-go ritual
Evidence-based mind-body tools to take home and use immediately
Delicious all-vegetarian meals with locally sourced, organic ingredients where possible
Beautiful natural surroundings with expansive wooded grounds
Welcoming for solo travelers, inclusive of all levels and abilities
Option to extend stay on Personal Retreat

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Miranda

Details of this retreat

RETREAT BY INVITED PRESENTER
Whether you are wrestling with chronic pain or simply depleted by life, this retreat can help restore your nervous system. You will learn how chronic stress, pain, and illness live in the body and why calming the nervous system is the foundation of healing—and then you'll gain practical tools to help your body find ease, release tension, and reconnect with moments of lightness, even in the middle of pain or depletion.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Through a carefully structured weekend of practices and workshops, you’ll learn to regulate your nervous system, release stored stress and tension, and reconnect with your body’s own capacity for healing.

Practices include:

Therapeutic yoga (chair and floor options available)
Mindfulness meditation and visualization
Breathwork
Pain Reprocessing Therapy tools
Yoga nidra for deep nervous system restoration
Self-compassion practices
Forest bathing and nature-based mindfulness
Fire meditation and letting-go ritual
Storytelling circles and group connection: sharing your experience with others who understand

HOW YOU’LL LEARN

Miranda's teaching is somatic. You will experience each practice directly, because once the body gets it, everything else—the science, the theory—falls into place naturally.

You’ll explore:

How chronic stress and pain affect your nervous system, and how to soothe it
The mind-body connection and what the latest research says about healing
How to use nature as a nervous system regulator
Why self-compassion helps you heal faster
Simple tools you can use at your desk, in your car, or lying awake at 2 AM

WHAT YOU’LL TAKE HOME

You’ll leave with a personal toolkit of simple, body-based practices you can return to every day. These are things you’ve actually practiced and felt work in your body over the weekend, not concepts on a page.

Specifically, you’ll take home:

Your Pause Plan: a personalized meditation routine and habit tracker built around your real life
Your Pause Guide: a full outline of retreat practices, theory, and resources to keep learning at home
A deeper understanding of your own nervous system and how to support it using meditation and movement
An optional complimentary follow-up coaching session (a $150 value) to help you integrate your practice when real life kicks back in

A NOTE FROM MIRANDA

This curriculum was built and refined over years of weekly programming working directly with chronic pain patients and people in cancer recovery. These are tools that have worked for real people recovering from pain. This retreat is for people who are ready to slow down, go inward, and do the quiet work of reconnecting with their own body and nervous system.

If that’s you, I would love to have you join us.

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Intimate setting with personal access to the teacher
Interactive workshops with question and answer periods
Therapeutic yoga, guided meditation, breathwork, and yoga nidra
Pain Reprocessing Therapy tools and nervous system education
Forest bathing and mindful nature immersion (weather permitting)
Evening fire meditation and letting-go ritual
Evidence-based mind-body tools to take home and use immediately
Delicious all-vegetarian meals with locally sourced, organic ingredients where possible
Beautiful natural surroundings with expansive wooded grounds
Welcoming for solo travelers, inclusive of all levels and abilities
Option to extend stay on Personal Retreat

OPEN TO ALL
This retreat is open to all levels and all bodies. Movement is offered both in a chair and on the floor, so physical ability or experience level is never a barrier.

Maybe you are living with chronic pain or in cancer recovery. Maybe you already know your body CAN heal, and you’re ready to go deeper into the practices that support that.
Maybe you’re simply exhausted. Depleted. Running on empty and craving something that actually changes how you feel, not just for a weekend, but when you get back to real life.

Either way, you belong here. This retreat is designed to allow you to actually feel what these practices do when you have time and space to let them land, and to leave with tools you can use every single day.

SCHEDULE
(subject to change)

Friday, March 5

6:00-7:00 PMDinner

3:00-6:00 PM
Check in begins

7:30-10:00 PM
Introductions & Storytelling with Intention Setting

Teaching Session 1: The Nervous System and Pain

Practice Session: Meditation, Breath Work & Yoga Nidra

10:00 PM
Lights Out on Campus

Saturday, March 6

7:30-8:30 AM
Morning Meditation & Gentle Movement

8:30-9:30 AM
Breakfast

10:00-11:30 AM
Forest Bathing (Weather Permitting)

12:00-1:00 PM
Lunch

2:00-3:00 PM
Teaching Session 2: Self-Compassion as Medicine

3:00-3:45 PM
Practice Session: Movement for Ease and Joy

3:45-6:00 PM
Free Time: Rest, Read, Explore

6:00-7:00 PM
Dinner

7:30 PM
Evening Session: Fire Meditation, Breath Work & Letting Go Ritual

10:00 PM
Lights Out on Campus

Sunday, March 7

7:30-8:30 AM
Morning Meditation & Gentle Movement

8:30-9:30 AM
Breakfast

10:00-11:15 AM
Teaching Session 3: Practical Tools for Daily Life

11:15 AM
Closing Circle

12:00-1:00 PM
Lunch

1:00 PM
Checkout and Departure

Schedule

7:30-8:30 AM: Morning Mediation and Light Movement
8:30-9:30 AM Breakfast
10:00 AM-12:00 PM: Program
12:00-1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00-6:00 PM: Program or free time
6:00-7:00 PM: Dinner
7:30-9:30: Program
10:00 PM Lights Out

Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing, 191 Cragsmoor Rd, Cragsmoor, NY 12420, USA

Directions

CAR. You will find a link for driving directions on our website. The parking lot is immediately to your left when you enter the Center grounds. You may drive up and drop your luggage at the Welcome Center, but may not leave your car unattended there; someone will be happy to shuttle you back down to the parking lot.

TRAIN. From Newark, La Guardia and Penn Station, you can take the Metro North train into Middletown, New York, approximately a 30-minute drive from the Center. For teachings, retreats and other special events, we will provide van service at set times. Otherwise, please take a taxi from the train station to the Center.

BUS. From New York City, you can take the Shortline Bus into Ellenville, New York, approximately a 15-minute drive from the Center. For teachings, retreats and other special events, we will provide van service at set times. Otherwise, please take a taxi from the train station to the Center.

PLANE. Newark, La Guardia and Stewart Airports all offer convenient services. From Newark or LaGuardia you can complete your trip by train; from Stewart you may rent a car or take a taxi service.

Accommodation

Our two residence halls offer a simple, peaceful environment that supports your retreat experience, with rooms for those on both personal and solitary retreats. Each room has a meditation cushion and zabuton. Rates include breakfast, lunch and dinner with the resident community, as well as towels and housekeeping. All guests are welcome, but not required, to join the daily meditation and other activities (although separate tickets are required for all ticketed events). • Our junior suites have a double bed, private bath, private terrace, a refrigerator and ample room for practice. • Our private rooms have a double bed and room for private meditation, with a shared bath. Rooms may be shared by those in a committed relationship.

Commuter

Our Commuter Fee covers the costs of all meals during your retreat and the use of all our facilities.

Private Room: Single

This comfortable room has a double bed and ample room for meditation. It is outfitted with a desk and small table suitable for a meditation object; it shares a bath with one or two other rooms. All rooms are furnished with linens, pillows, blankets, coverlets, and towels, as well as a meditation cushion and zabuton. The room rate includes three delicious vegetarian meals each day; in addition, there is a tea station on every hall.

Private Room: Couple

This registration fee is for two people. This comfortable room has one double bed, and may be shared by couples in a committed relationship. With ample room for meditation, it features a desk and small table suitable for a meditation object. All rooms are furnished with linens, pillows, blankets, coverlets, and towels, as well as a meditation cushion and zabuton. The room shares a bath with one or two other rooms. Room rates include three delicious vegetarian meals each day (6 total meals for a couple room); there is also a tea station on each hall.

Junior Suite: Single

These large rooms have one double bed, a private bath, private terrace, a refrigerator and ample room for practice. Each room has a small table suitable for a meditation object and a meditation cushion and zabaton, as well as a desk and an armoire. Room rates include three delicious vegetarian meals each day; there is also an in-room tea station.

Junior Suite: Couple

This reservation fee is for two people and includes three delicious vegetarian meals each day (6 total for a couple). This large room has one double bed, which may be shared by couples in a committed relationship. In addition, it has a private bath, private terrace, a refrigerator and ample room for practice. Each room has a small table suitable for a meditation object and a meditation cushion and zabaton, as well as a desk and an armoire.

Venue & Amenities

A/C in Rooms

Free Wifi

Spa

Sauna

Pool

Towels

Free Parking

Kitchen

Tour Assistance

Hot Tub

Coffee/Tea

Cafe

Restaurant

Fitness Center

Yoga Studio

Housekeeping

Bicycles For Rent

Perched atop a wooded hillside in the hamlet of Cragsmoor, the Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing is surrounded by 90 acres of forest. The Center opened in 2017 and was purpose built to support retreats. With only 20 bedrooms, our retreats are small, keeping the retreat experience intimate. People regularly comment both on the cleanliness of the buildings and on the total sense of peace that envelopes you when on campus.

Meals

Menu Types

Vegan

Vegetarian

Pescetarian

Ayurvedic

Includes Meat

Organic

Gluten Free

Dairy Free

Nut Free

Ancient wisdom describes food as a source of prana, or life force. The Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing was founded on the premise that nourishing food is integral to wellbeing. Our chefs are passionate about creating meals that are both flavorful and healthy. We use the freshest, most nutritious, least processed foods available; when possible our ingredients are organic and locally sourced. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included in your accommodation fee. To promote good health, we serve delicious, varied, nutritious vegetarian food, with options at every meal. All our meals are served on a buffet, with ingredients listed next to each dish, enabling guests to avoid dairy, as well as glutens, nuts and other allergens.

What's Included

Comfortable accommodations with queen bed in every room
All linens
Three delicious, farm-fresh vegetarian meals a day
Tea station and fruit bowl always available
Large Meditation Hall and private Meditation Room
Extensive library of dharma books
Cozy chairs and fireplace
90-acre campus with walking trails and outdoor meditation spots
Fire pit
Outdoor practice pavilion

What's Not Included

Travel to the Center

Customer Reviews

5.00 out of 5.0 average rating

Anonymous • Dec 01, 2025

5.0

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Above and beyond

I was amazed how much care and effort the people who work/volunteer there put into what they do. Food was delicious and healthy, accommodations and facilities sparkling clean, the area is so beautiful and you can enjoy it by doing small hikes on the trails. I've learned a few new things about mediation techniques that I look forward to applying to my practice.

Thank you so much for this incredible experience of peace and tranquility.

Catherine • Dec 14, 2024

5.0

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thanhgiving retreat

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My retreat was great met alot of interesting people from everywhere as far as Brazil and China most people were from New Jersey. The food was great. I was in the yoga class on a chair and then decided I wanted to sit on the mat i miss and landed on the floor. There was so many people that just jumped out to help me. The place is very peaceful it feels like one big family. Catherine Asaro

Laura • Feb 01, 2023

5.0

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Peace in a comfortable environment

From the moment I arrived I was impressed with how peaceful and immaculate the entire facility is. The rooms had exactly what I needed with a comfortable bed and pillows, meditation table and cushions, and a desk. Towels were provided as well. Vegetarian meals were delicious. I was able to immerse myself in the silent meditation retreat and focus on deepening my practice. This is a perfect place for me and I’m already planning my next retreat.

Anonymous • May 18, 2022

5.0

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Beautiful spot

Dharmakaya Center is a beautiful & peaceful spot. Highly recommend! The center is immaculate and well maintained. Great staff and facilities.

YELENA • Nov 10, 2021

5.0

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Amazing place Amazing experience

If you are looking for a place to unwind and grow spiritually while eating the best food this place is for you. Brand-new beautiful facility, super friendly stuff and relaxing atmosphere - I don’t know the better way to spend a weekend. I enjoyed my stay and I’m coming back!

Find that Pause - A Weekend of Nervous System Soothing

Retreat Highlights

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Miranda Lee

Details of this retreat

Schedule

Getting Here

Directions