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Beautiful setting
Much less rustic than I expected, great food, beautiful surroundings!
Inner Sanctuary
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Inner Sanctuary
4.8582 reviews
375 Panterkill Road PO Box 70 Phoenicia, NY 12464 United States
October 2 - 4, 2026
About this Retreat
Daphne is an integrative wellbeing guide, meditation and breathwork teacher, and nervous system educator with over a decade of teaching experience. Her work bridges ancient wisdom with modern science, offering a clear and grounded approach that helps students cultivate calm, resilience, and embodied presence.
Through retreats, trainings, and ongoing practice spaces, she supports individuals in building sustainable wellbeing and developing a more skillful relationship with their inner world. She believes true wellbeing is built through consistent, compassionate practice and is devoted to helping others cultivate an inner sanctuary they can rely on in every season of life.
Stacia is a 500+ hour yoga teacher who has been teaching in Philly and South Jersey for over 15 years. She found yoga through injury as a teenage athlete and dancer and later as a pathway to heal from anxiety and depression. She has trained in Vinyasa, Alignment, Hatha, Yin, Restorative, Pre-Natal, Aerial, SUP, and Thai Massage.
Deeply passionate about the practice, Stacia offers classes that both elevate and investigate its power. Students often describe her spaces as safe, soulful, and empowering. As a mama, she leads with warmth and steadiness, cultivating community, deepening self-trust, and creating space for meaningful shifts.
Her classes and Thai massage sessions are invitations to go deeper through breath and subtlety, blending creative movement with an understanding of the science behind how yoga and breath re-pattern the body and nervous system.
Details of this retreat
A Weekend Rooted in Practice, Strength, and Deep Rest
Arrive in the wooded mountains of Menla and return home feeling centered, strong, and deeply restored.
Over three nourishing days, you’ll engage in practices that cultivate steadiness, strength, and deep rest. Drawing inspiration from the rhythms of the natural world, this retreat integrates yoga, breathwork, meditation, and restorative practices to help you build an inner refuge you can return to long after the weekend ends.
Expect a well-rounded experience that balances strong, intelligently sequenced yoga practices with deeply restorative work, offering both challenge and renewal. Practices are designed to meet you where you are, supporting both exploration and ease.
Together we will explore:
Vinyasa & Restorative Yoga: Strong, thoughtfully designed flows that build strength and mobility, balanced with restorative practices that encourage release and recovery.
Pranayama & Guided Meditation: Accessible breath practices and meditation to cultivate clarity, steadiness, and emotional resilience.
Myofascial Release Ball Rolling & Resistance Stretching: Practical techniques to ease tension, improve range of motion, and support long-term functional strength.
Yoga Nidra: Guided deep rest designed to help the whole system reset.
Forest Hikes: Time on Menla’s trails to reconnect with the grounding rhythms of the world.
Sustainable Practices Workbook: A practical guide with tools and habit-building strategies to help you integrate yoga, breathwork, and mindfulness into daily life in a way that is realistic and lasting.
Daphne and Stacia have been leading retreats together at Menla since 2016, creating experiences that are grounded, skillful, and deeply supportive while honoring each participant’s inner wisdom.
Whether you are seeking renewal, strength, clarity, or time to breathe, this weekend offers space for meaningful practice in the support within community, helping you return to your inner sanctuary again and again.
Schedule
Friday, Oct 2
3 - 8 pm Arrival & Check‑in
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 9 pm Opening Circle, Yinyasa & Guided Deep Rest
Saturday, Oct 3
7 - 8 am Morning Breathwork & Meditation
8 - 9 am Breakfast
10 am - 12 pm Strong Vinyasa Practice
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 3:30 pm Free time & Optional Forest Hike
4 - 5:30 pm Resistance Stretching & Myofascial Release
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 8:30 pm Evening Restorative Practice
8:30 - 9:15 pm Yoga Nidra
Sunday, Oct 4
7 - 8 am Morning Breathwork & Meditation
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9:30 - 12 pm Closing Practice: Vinyasa, Breathwork & Deep Rest
12 pm onward Lunch & Departures
*Please note that this schedule is subject to change.
Arrive in the wooded mountains of Menla and return home feeling centered, strong, and deeply restored.
Over three nourishing days, you’ll engage in practices that cultivate steadiness, strength, and deep rest. Drawing inspiration from the rhythms of the natural world, this retreat integrates yoga, breathwork, meditation, and restorative practices to help you build an inner refuge you can return to long after the weekend ends.
Expect a well-rounded experience that balances strong, intelligently sequenced yoga practices with deeply restorative work, offering both challenge and renewal. Practices are designed to meet you where you are, supporting both exploration and ease.
Together we will explore:
Vinyasa & Restorative Yoga: Strong, thoughtfully designed flows that build strength and mobility, balanced with restorative practices that encourage release and recovery.
Pranayama & Guided Meditation: Accessible breath practices and meditation to cultivate clarity, steadiness, and emotional resilience.
Myofascial Release Ball Rolling & Resistance Stretching: Practical techniques to ease tension, improve range of motion, and support long-term functional strength.
Yoga Nidra: Guided deep rest designed to help the whole system reset.
Forest Hikes: Time on Menla’s trails to reconnect with the grounding rhythms of the world.
Sustainable Practices Workbook: A practical guide with tools and habit-building strategies to help you integrate yoga, breathwork, and mindfulness into daily life in a way that is realistic and lasting.
Daphne and Stacia have been leading retreats together at Menla since 2016, creating experiences that are grounded, skillful, and deeply supportive while honoring each participant’s inner wisdom.
Whether you are seeking renewal, strength, clarity, or time to breathe, this weekend offers space for meaningful practice in the support within community, helping you return to your inner sanctuary again and again.
Schedule
Friday, Oct 2
3 - 8 pm Arrival & Check‑in
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 9 pm Opening Circle, Yinyasa & Guided Deep Rest
Saturday, Oct 3
7 - 8 am Morning Breathwork & Meditation
8 - 9 am Breakfast
10 am - 12 pm Strong Vinyasa Practice
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 3:30 pm Free time & Optional Forest Hike
4 - 5:30 pm Resistance Stretching & Myofascial Release
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 8:30 pm Evening Restorative Practice
8:30 - 9:15 pm Yoga Nidra
Sunday, Oct 4
7 - 8 am Morning Breathwork & Meditation
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9:30 - 12 pm Closing Practice: Vinyasa, Breathwork & Deep Rest
12 pm onward Lunch & Departures
*Please note that this schedule is subject to change.
Getting Here
Menla, 375 Panterkill Road PO Box 70 Phoenicia, NY 12464 United States
Accommodation
Deluxe Queen
Deluxe Queen Room with Queen Bed and Private Bathroom
Free Phone and Hi-Speed Wifi Internet Access Available
Air Conditioning
All Rooms in Lhasa are Handicap-Accessible, Including Four Rooms with Wheelchair Accessible Showers.
Deluxe Queen Rooms are Available in Lhasa Inn and Kathmandu House
* Please note that rates include meals and accommodations
Standard Single - Shared Bath
Menla Private Queen Room with Queen Bed and Shared Bathroom
Public Phone and Hi-Speed Wifi Internet Access Available
This lodging type is not ADA Compliant
Private Queen Rooms with Shared Bathroom are Available in Thimpu House, Panther Cottage and Potala House
* Please note that rates include meals and accommodations
Standard Double Full - Shared bath (Shared Room)
Deluxe Double Room with Two Full Beds and Shared Bathroom
Free Phone and Hi-Speed Wifi Internet Access Available
Air Conditioning
This lodging type is not ADA Compliant. Please note that due to the stairs we recommend that guests with mobility issues book other accommodations.
Deluxe Double Rooms with Shared Bathrooms are Located in Thimphu
* Please note rates include meals and accommodations.
This booking is for one bed in a double shared room: We May Assign You a Roommate if You Do Not Register with One.
Standard Double Twin - Shared bath (Shared Room)
Deluxe Double Room with Two Twin Beds and Shared Bathroom
Free Phone and Hi-Speed Wifi Internet Access Available
Air Conditioning
This lodging type is not ADA Compliant. Please note that due to the stairs we recommend that guests with mobility issues book other accommodations.
Deluxe Double Rooms with Shared Bathrooms are Located in Thimphu
* Please note rates include meals and accommodations.
This booking is for one bed in a double shared room: We May Assign You a Roommate if You Do Not Register with One.
Economy Premium Single - Shared Bath
Standard Premium Single Room with a Queen or Full Bed and Shared Bathroom
Up to 10 guests share two large bathrooms. Each bathroom has two shower stalls and two toilets.
A phone is not available but high-speed WiFi is available in the room
Phone Access Available in Upper Level Of Conference Center. All calls are free of charge
This Lodging Type is not ADA Compliant.
* Please note rates include meals and accommodations.
Economy Single - Shared Bath
Standard Single Room with a Twin Bed and Shared Bathroom
Bathroom is Shared with One to Six Other Guests on Your Floor.
A phone is not available but high-speed WiFi is available in the room
Phone Access Available in Nearby Conference Center and also Lhasa in Business Center. All calls are free of charge.
This Lodging Type is not ADA Compliant.
* Please note rates include meals and accommodations.
Economy Double - Shared Bath (Shared Room)
Standard Double with Twin Beds and Shared Bathroom
The bathroom is Shared with other rooms on the same floor.
High-speed Wi-Fi is available in the room.
Phone Access Available in Nearby Conference Center and also Lhasa in Business Center. All calls are free of charge.
This Lodging Type is not ADA Compliant.
* Please note that rates include meals and accommodations
* Please note: this is an open door policy room, meaning there are no keys to lock the door (we have lockers you can use at Lhasa if needed)
* This booking is for one bed in a double shared room: We May Assign You Roommates if You Do Not Register with others
Economy Quad - Shared Bath (Shared Room)
Standard Quad Room with Quad Twin Beds and Shared Bathroom
Accommodations Fee Includes All Meals.
High speed Wi-Fi is available in the room.
Phone Access Available in Nearby Conference Center and also Lhasa in Business Center. All calls are free of charge.
This Lodging Type is not ADA Compliant.
* Please note that rates include meals and accommodations
* Please note: this is an open door policy room, meaning there are no keys to lock the door (we have lockers you can use at Lhasa if needed)
* This booking is for one bed in a quad shared room: We May Assign You Roommates if You Do Not Register with others.
Customer Reviews
Verified
5.0
Verified
Our Destiny Lies in Our Origins Retreat
The staff was very kind. The food was delicious. My room and bed were very clean. The grounds are lovely to walk. I wished I would have booked an extra day to enjoy the walking paths, indoor and outdoor meditation areas, and book a massage.
5.0
Verified
Exquisite
While I can't speak to the accommodations for multi-room occupancy, my time in a private room with a stream outside my window allowed me to quickly settle into stillness and inner connection. Greeted by wild turkeys, deer and rabbits, the abundant expression of forests, waterways and mountains provided opportunity for deepening into the natural world in all of its abundance. The crisp air and even an afternoon rainbow added to the ambience and invitation to relax and breathe. The food was delicious, varied and healthy; the staff friendly and present to our needs; the public spaces filled with beauty augmented by extraordinary photography, sacred tapestries and clean design. The single "caveat" is to be aware that ability to walk on uneven ground and to navigate steps (or make arrangements for assistance) might be critical for your full, unfettered enjoyment of your time there. I hope a return visit is in my future. Robin H.
5.0
Verified
Wonderful
The staff are friendly, polite, helpful and genuinely kind. Food is outstanding. Facilities are clean and comfortable. The setting is gorgeous: full of flowers and trees , ringed by mountains, with a river, waterfalls and a pond.
This was our third time there, and we’ve loved it each time.
This was our third time there, and we’ve loved it each time.
5.0
Verified
Breathtaking, every moment
I loved every moment being at menla. I stayed in dragon 5 and even with 4 other people there, 2 of which strangers at first, it was my home away from home. The food was AMAZING and the serenity unmatched. I especially loved all the creeks and rivers running through the property. The birds and deer were beautiful sources of happiness throughout the day. Every member of staff was beyond friendly and a joy to interact with. Thank you thank you thank you!!
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