Hiking in the Catskills 2011

Phoenicia, New York

Friday, July 01, 2011

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PLEASE NOTE: Because the Fourth of July falls on a Monday this year, we are offering an optional extra day. This means you may register for the usual Friday through Sunday (departing after lunch) or you may register for Friday through Monday (departing after lunch). To attend the weekend only, please choose from the options below that begin with "2-Day". For the full retreat, please choose from the options below that begin "3-Day".

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Hiking in the Catskills 2011

Friday, July 01, 2011 5:00 PM - Monday, July 04, 2011 2:00 PM (EST)

Menla Mountain Retreat Center
375 Pantherkill Road
P.O. Box 70
Phoenicia, New York 12464

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Phone: (845) 688-6897 ext. 0,
Email: menla@menla.org

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Hiking in the Catskills
Robert Thurman and Friends
July 1-4, 2010

A perennial favorite, this fun and inspiring weekend of moderate to rigorous hiking will include a series of three lectures on introductory Buddhist philosophy and basic meditation techniques, including talks on The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti. This unique program is meant to open your awareness and increase your ability to live in the moment with a greater sense of joy. The invigorating physical exercise of hiking will help purify and cleanse the body while the lectures, discussions, and question-and-answer sessions with Robert Thurman will provide a source of nourishment for the mind.

Friday evening we will have a welcoming dinner and talk. Early Saturday morning we depart from the base of Pantherkill Mountain for 5-10 mile hike with a picnic lunch. The views from the top of Panther are truly amazing, and the hike is quite invigorating—not to mention all the wonderful conversations that naturally arise as we ascend the sacred mountain. Upon return we will unwind with a choice of either a sweat lodge by the stream, restorative yoga, or a wellness treatment (extra fee), before having a celebratory Fourth of July barbeque cookout. We will end the day with a guided meditation and discussion.

Sunday morning we offer a stimulating (and much less rigorous) 2-mile roundtrip hike to the pleasant views of Lookout Cliff on the Menla property. For those too tired for a second hike, we will play bocce, croquet, and tennis and offer massages.

This year, since the Fourth of July falls on a Monday, we are offering an optional extra day. People can either sign up for Friday through Sunday lunch or Friday through Monday lunch.

Optional morning yoga classes will be offered (open to all levels) as well as afternoon rejuvenating massages (by prior appointment).

Note: Please let us know your fitness level (beginner, moderate, advanced) when registering for the program.

Robert Thurman is professor of Indo-Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, President of Tibet House U.S., a popular lecturer on Tibetan Buddhism, the translator of many philosophical treatises and sutras, and author of numerous books including the national bestseller, Inner Revolution: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Real Happiness; Anger, the fifth book from a series on the Seven Deadly Sins, offered by The New York Public Library and Oxford University Press. His most recent book is titled Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World, published by Atria Books/Beyond Words.

*Current Tibet House Members receive a 10% Discount on Tuition (Discount Code= member)