Return to the Heart-A Sacred Women Weekend Retreat
Return to the Heart-A Sacred Women Weekend Retreat
Menla Retreat & Dewa Spa, Pantherkill Road, Phoenicia, NY, USA
Up to 10 in group
Jul 3 - 5, 2026
Retreat Highlights
- 🦋 Return to the Heart — A Sacred Women’s Retreat, taking place the weekend of July 3-5, 2026 is a nourishing weekend experience designed to support deep emotional renewal, feminine empowerment, and heart-centered manifestation.
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Irina is a spiritual teacher, intimacy counselor, transformational coach, and LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist)
She has traveled the world and learned from wise masters all over the Earth plane...
Irina specializes in helping individuals and couples who struggle with effective communication, emotional closeness, healing from traumas, recovering from affairs, creating strong intimate bonds, keeping relationships, and moving past unhealthy personal or relational patterns.
Irina’s background is in facilitating women’s and mixed gender groups with emphasis on emotional healing and overcoming limiting beliefs. Some of her signature programs take place in Egypt, India, and Sedona. She holds two master's degrees in MFT and Education, certifications in Yoga, Taoist healing arts, and Tantric teachings.
Details of this retreat
Precious Woman,
There are moments in life when we feel a quiet call within…a longing to pause, breathe, and reconnect with the deeper truth of who we are.
While the world celebrates the Fourth of July with fireworks, noise, and busy gatherings, I invite you into a different kind of celebration—one of inner freedom, peace, and return to your heart.
Imagine retreating into the serenity of nature… slowing down, breathing deeply, and giving yourself the sacred gift of space. Space to rest. Space to reflect. Space to access the radiant woman within you. It is an invitation to step away from the outer world and enter a nourishing sanctuary of nature, sisterhood, healing, and heart-centered presence.
Perhaps you are navigating a transition.
Perhaps you are releasing an old chapter—whether in relationships, work, or identity.
Perhaps you are ready to heal emotional wounds, reclaim your confidence, deepen your purpose, or open your heart to new love.
Or perhaps you simply feel the desire to come home to yourself.
Whatever your life situation is, let this year's Independence Day be more than an outer celebration—let it become a celebration of your own inner liberation.
There are moments in life when we feel a quiet call within…a longing to pause, breathe, and reconnect with the deeper truth of who we are.
While the world celebrates the Fourth of July with fireworks, noise, and busy gatherings, I invite you into a different kind of celebration—one of inner freedom, peace, and return to your heart.
Imagine retreating into the serenity of nature… slowing down, breathing deeply, and giving yourself the sacred gift of space. Space to rest. Space to reflect. Space to access the radiant woman within you. It is an invitation to step away from the outer world and enter a nourishing sanctuary of nature, sisterhood, healing, and heart-centered presence.
Perhaps you are navigating a transition.
Perhaps you are releasing an old chapter—whether in relationships, work, or identity.
Perhaps you are ready to heal emotional wounds, reclaim your confidence, deepen your purpose, or open your heart to new love.
Or perhaps you simply feel the desire to come home to yourself.
Whatever your life situation is, let this year's Independence Day be more than an outer celebration—let it become a celebration of your own inner liberation.
Schedule
Morning yoga, circle and group practice, movement, free time, cacao ceremony, fire ceremony
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Irina Devi, Menla Retreat & Dewa Spa, Pantherkill Road, Phoenicia, NY, USA
Directions
By bus from NY Port Authority, by car, by plane (nearest airport is Albany)
Accommodation
Deluxe single King and Queen rooms with private bathroom and standard rooms with shared bathroom
Deluxe single King, Early bird price (ends June 10th)
Deluxe single Queen, Early bird price (ends June 10th)
Standard, Early bird price (ends June 10th)
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
Project of Tibet House US ,Menla is a 330-acre private nature Catskill Forest reserve. Sitting at the head of a breathtaking glacial valley, it’s one of the most beautiful parts of the Catskills. It offers a range of deluxe accommodations or shared cabins set in fragrant woods and gardens with murmuring streams and trails nearby. The Dalai Lama has expressed his enthusiasm for Menla, as he believes Tibetan medicine is one of the greatest contributions of Tibetan Buddism to the world.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Designed around fresh locally and seasonally sourced ingredients, including produce harvested from our on-site organic garden, Menla’s buffet-style dining features protein-balanced plant-based dishes.
What's Included
- 🌸 Your retreat experience includes:
- *Two nights of private room accommodations in a peaceful retreat setting in Phoenicia, New York
- *Beautiful natural surroundings with nature trails, lake, and streams for reflection and restoration
- *Six delicious vegetarian meals prepared with love and care
- *Morning yoga sessions to awaken the body and center your energy
- *A Sacred Cacao Ceremony to gently open and activate the heart
- *A powerful Bonfire letting-go ritual to release old patterns and emotional blocks
- *Transformational women’s circles for authentic sharing and deep connection
- *Guided meditations and visualizations to access your inner wisdom
- *Somatic embodiment practices to reconnect with your intuition and feminine power
- *Healing movement practices to release stagnant energy and restore vitality
- *Free time for rest, nature walks, and integration
- *Connection within a heart-centered community of like-minded women
- *Special gifts to support your journey after the retreat
- (A detailed schedule will be shared in the retreat WhatsApp group 1–2 weeks before the retreat)
What's Not Included
- 🌸 Not Included:
- • Transportation
- The retreat venue is easily reachable via bus from NYC Port Authority (approximately 2.5-3 hours). Carpooling options might be available among participants.
- • Dewa spa
- Menla offers incredible healing body treatments and services at their exotic spa (booked ahead of time)
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