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Book now and get $100.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Oct 18, 2025.
  • Commuter – $440.00
  • Private Room: Single – $660.00
  • Private Room: Couple – $1,210.00
  • Junior Suite: Single – $800.00
  • Junior Suite: Couple – $1,400.00

Date & Time Details: Friday, December 19 (check in 3-6 PM; program starts 7 PM) until Sunday, December 21 (checkout 1 PM)

Location: Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing

Address: 191 Cragsmoor Road, Cragsmoor, New York 12566, USA

Contact: [email protected]
845.640.4593

Check-in Time: 3 PM – 6 PM

Per Person Price: Prices include 3 meals per day and use of all campus facilities.

    Early Bird Price: Book before October 19
  • Commuter: $340
  • Private Room (shared bath), single: $560
  • Private Room (shared bath), double: $555
  • Junior Suite (private bath), single: $700
  • Junior Suite (private bath), double: $650
  • Regular Price
  • Commuter: $440
  • Private Room (shared bath), single: $660
  • Private Room (shared bath), double: $605
  • Junior Suite (private bath), single: $800
  • Junior Suite (private bath), double: $700

To extend your stay on Personal Retreat: Simply add days before or after the program during step 2 when making your reservation.

Cancellation Policy: Program and accommodations fees are refundable up to two weeks prior to the program (less a $50 processing fee). See our policy to learn more.

A Winter Solstice Iyengar Yoga Retreat

With Leah Katz

December 19 - 21, 2025

RETREAT BY INVITED PRESENTER

The winter solstice is a time of transition, the cycle from darkness to light. A chance to honor this sacred time, this retreat will provide both the time and space for reflection and healing—which is a rare and precious opportunity in our hectic lives. The methodical and clear teachings of Iyengar Yoga allow you to prepare the ground for inner peace, emerging stronger and restored. You will develop confidence in your personal approach to yoga practice, and a sense of ease from a weekend of self-care within a safe community of fellow seekers.

I have worked with many great yogis in my 15+ year yoga journey. Leah is perhaps the most kind, thoughtful and knowledgable instructor I have met and she makes my well-being her highest priority. I am so very grateful to be her student!

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

“Yoga does not just change the way we see things, it transforms the person who sees.”

— BKS Iyengar

While each session will have a unique focus, you can expect to receive a firm foundation in the methodology of Iyengar method of yoga, including:

  • Asanas, which are the physical postures
  • Pranayama, the art of breathing, a conscious and intentional practice to help bridge the physical and spiritual realms
  • Yoga philosophy, encompassing ancient wisdom texts including Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita

Throughout, there will be time for meditation, silence, deep rest, group discussions and Q&A.

This program will include both rigorous practices and gentle restorative ones. It is intended for the serious student of yoga—which may mean that you have been practicing for many years and are advanced in knowledge and skill or that you are newer to yoga but you approach it with integrity. Adaptations and alternative poses will always be offered.

Bring an open mind and a willingness to explore yourself and Iyengar yoga with patience and curiosity. You will leave with confidence in your personal approach to yoga practice, and a sense of ease and peace from a weekend of self-care within a safe community of fellow seekers.

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

  • Intimate setting with personal access to the teacher
  • Iyengar asana and pranayama practice
  • Interactive sessions with question and answer periods
  • Shamatha and guided meditations
  • Delicious all-vegetarian meals with locally sourced ingredients
  • Option to extend stay on Personal Retreat
  • Extensive library of dharma books
  • Expansive wooded grounds with beautiful paths, flora and fauna

OPEN TO ALL

This retreat is appropriate for those who have been practicing yoga for 6 months or longer. A practice of Iyengar yoga is helpful but not required.

 

SCHEDULE

(subject to change)

Friday, December 19

3:00-4:30 PM Check in begins
6:00-7:00 PM Dinner
7:00-8:30 PM Welcome
Gentle Yoga Practice
10:00 PM Lights out

Saturday, December 20

7:30-8:00 AM Morning Salutations and Meditation, optional
8:00-9:00 AM Breakfast
9:30-12:00 PM Asana
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch
1:00-4:00 PM Free Time: hike, read, rest
4:00-5:30 PM Yoga and Pranayama
6:00-7:00 PM Dinner
7:00-8:00 PM Yoga Philosophy and Q&A
10:00 PM Lights Out

Sunday, December 21

7:30-8:00 AM Morning Salutations and Meditation, optional
8:00-9:00 AM Breakfast
9:30 AM-12:00 PM Asana
Closing Circle
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Checkout and Departure

 

Teacher

Leah Katz
Leah Katz has always enjoyed movement, especially yoga, dancing, hiking and any chance to to be immersed in nature. She was a Pilates teacher and Teacher Trainer for 20 years and became a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher over 16 years ago. She has passed several levels of Iyengar certification and is currently an Intermediate Junior 2 Certified Teacher. She believes that movement heals and became a Certified Yoga Therapist in 2019. She uses yoga and movement to create joy, heal injuries and traumas and become grounded. Leah is an artist at heart, a mother, a wife and passionate environmentalist. Read…
Learn more about Leah Katz
Dharmakaya Center For Wellbeing
191 Cragsmoor Road

Cragsmoor, New York 12566
845.640.4593

© 2019 Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing. All rights reserved

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Dharmakaya Center For Wellbeing
191 Cragsmoor Road Cragsmoor, New York 12566
845.640.4593

Privacy Policy

© 2019 Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing. All rights reserved