ELEVATE Yoga and Wellness Retreat 2026

Set in the ancient forests of the Catskills, ELEVATE is a 4-day immersive retreat designed to uplift the body, clear the mind, and expand the spirit. Hosted at the renowned Menla Retreat & Dewa Spa, this experience unfolds at Panther Mountain—the site of the oldest known meteorite impact on Earth, dating back over 375 million years. This rare landscape is both scientifically and energetically unique, featuring a documented negative gravity anomaly and long regarded as a central vortex of intersecting ley lines. The land itself offers a powerful container for healing, clarity, and transformation. Through yoga, meditation, nature immersion, and healing arts, ELEVATE invites you to rise into deeper alignment, awareness, and connection—supported by intentional practice and ancient earth energy.

YOUR TEACHERS & GUIDES:

Lead Teacher: Michelle Ingkavet Cavanagh, Yoga instructor with 16 years of yoga teaching experience and 30+ years as a professional wellness practitioner across fitness, martial arts, and dance. Michelle’s grounded, intuitive teaching blends mindful movement, strength, fluidity, humor and accessible challenge to meet every person exactly where you are.

Guest Teacher: Jane Apostol, a master educator of the Alexander Technique with 30+ years in the movement and bodywork fields. Jane guides students into alignment, ease, and embodied awareness—helping unwind old patterns and creating space for new freedom in movement and breath.

Sound Healing Guide: Jennifer Muir, a gifted sound bath practitioner offering deeply restorative sessions using crystal bowls, chimes, and frequency-based sound healing to soothe the nervous system and open the heart. Jennifer is a returning favorite whose sound baths have become a cornerstone of our Catskills retreats and studio offerings.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

4 days, 3 nights accommodation
3 daily gourmet vegetarian meals: farm-to-table meals featuring locally sourced ingredients, many grown right on site
Twice daily Yoga w/ host Michelle Ingkavet Cavanagh
Guided Meditation (Yoga Nidra)
Alexander Technique Workshops & One-on-One Lessons w/ guest instructor Jane Apostol
Sound Bath Healing w/ Jennifer Muir
Dewa Spa Treatments
- Optional Tibetan therapies, massage, bodywork, and steam room offerings (additional cost).
Bonfire
Private nature trails
Fresh mountain air
Quiet forest landscapes
Swimming
Outdoor space for reflection and solitude
Journaling
Wi-Fi
Natural pond for kayaking / meditating

All you have to do is

Choose your room: Deluxe Queen with Private Bath or Deluxe Double with Private Bath (shared room with two full beds)
(Sharing accommodations? Let us know your roommate’s name—or if you’re open to being paired in a Deluxe Double: info@hereandnowyoga.com)
Note: Deluxe Queen rooms may accommodate a second guest (spouse, family member, or friend). The additional guest may either participate in the retreat or stay as a non-participating roommate. Please be sure to select the appropriate room option at checkout to reflect your choice.
Arrange your transportation. Menla is conveniently located:
- Two hours north of the GW Bridge in NYC by car. (Plenty of parking at the retreat center. We will also offer carpools from the Queens, NYC/Long Island border.)
- Three hours by bus from NYC on Adirondack Trailways to Phoenicia, NY

To prepare for our time together, we invite you to an online Pre-Retreat Meet & Greet Info Session via Zoom. (This session is open only to registered retreat participants and offers a relaxed space to connect, ask questions, and begin getting to know one another before the retreat.) Kindly save the date: Sunday, July 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM.

You will also receive a pre-arrival email with your packing list and essential info.

Book your retreat by January 15th and enjoy $300 off—join us at Menla to nourish your body, mind, and spirit. Use code: "EARLYBIRD300"
We can’t wait to welcome you.

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