Sue Lembeck-Edens brings warmth, wisdom, and more than three decades of experience to her work as an educator, facilitator, and guide in body-mind practices. A Licensed Massage Therapist, Dance/Movement Therapist, and yoga instructor, Sue’s teaching is grounded, imaginative, and enlivening. Her approach emphasizes integration, curiosity, and collaboration, drawing on Eastern healing traditions, Five Element Theory, anatomy, and kinesiology.
As co-founder of Three of Cups Retreats, Sue creates thoughtful, creative, and deeply nourishing experiences that help women explore their authentic selves through mindful movement, creative arts, and community. Sue lives near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Rachel Mefferd is an acupuncturist, dance-movement therapist, and lifelong student of the body’s wisdom. For more than two and a half decades, she has guided people toward greater balance, resilience, and connection through the practices of Chinese medicine, therapeutic movement, and compassionate inquiry.
As co-founder of Three of Cups Retreats, Rachel creates spaces where women can slow down, listen deeply to themselves, and reconnect with what matters most. Her retreats weave together movement, creativity, nature, meaningful conversation, and restorative stillness, inviting participants to fully engage and discover the wisdom that emerges when they gather in community. She lives in Claremont California in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains.
Details of this retreat
Much of our lives ask us to lean forward—to respond, manage, and care for others. This retreat offers a different rhythm. Together, we will practice leaning back into support, cultivating receptivity and trusting stillness. We will explore what becomes possible when we shift from effort to presence, from yang to yin, and from holding ourselves up to allowing ourselves to be softly held.
Mindful movement, dance and art will be the central pathways into this exploration. As we dance, we will notice the gestures, patterns, and rhythmic qualities of expression that naturally draw us. What actions feel familiar? Which ones feel dynamic and enlivening? We will also gently explore aspects of ourselves that may have been hidden, neglected, or pushed aside in service of who we felt we needed to be. With curiosity rather than judgment, we will welcome these forgotten parts back into relationship.
Through guided inquiry, we will begin to recognize the stories our bodies have been telling and the possibilities they have yet to express. Together, we will discover “our dance not done”—the impulses, and expressions that may have been interrupted or left waiting for a more welcoming moment. We will create space for these unfinished dances to emerge and unfold. Written reflections and art explorations will help us anchor our discoveries, weaving embodied experience into awareness and insight.
Our Women’s Circle will provide a sacred space for witnessing and being witnessed. A place for stories, dreams, longings, and discoveries to be shared as we practice deep listening, remembering the healing that emerges when we gather in community and speak from the heart.
Schedule:
Monday, November 9
3 - 6 pm Arrive & Check-in
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 9 pm Welcome, The Art of Softening; Bon Fire
Tuesday, November 10
7:30 am “Greet the Day” Labyrinth Walking Meditation
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9:30 am - 12 pm Meeting Ourselves with Curiosity, Qi Motion, Art & Writing Explorations
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
2 - 5 pm Weaving Connection; Somatic Movement, Yoga and Reflections
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 9 pm Making Sacred Objects That Hold Our Stories
Wednesday, November 11
7:30 am “Greet the Day” Cycadean Rhythms
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9:30 - 12 pm Listening within; finding the rhythms that move us
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
2 pm Discovering the Dance Not Yet Done and Journaling
4 - 6 pm Sharing Our Voices Listening Circle
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 9 pm Healing Sound Bath
Thursday, November 12
7 - 11 am Check out of rooms
7:30 am Closing Circle
8 - 9 am Breakfast
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch & Departure
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
Deluxe Double (Shared Room)
Deluxe Double Room with Two Full Size Beds 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 Double Rooms with Private Bathrooms are Located in the Lhasa Inn
* 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.
Customer Reviews
4.85 out of 5.0 average rating
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A Great Retreat Experience
The staff was very friendly and accommodating. The grounds are so tranquil and beautiful and the facilities were very clean. My only suggestion for improvement is to provide a more private dressing area after taking a shower.
Many of the attendees I spoke with felt the same way. Thank you!
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Quiet, peaceful, relaxing and rejuvenating
Menla is a wonderful location to attend a retreat or create your own retreat. The forest location is rejuvenating all on its own, but then you add in the delicious food, kind staff, and relaxing bedrooms, and you certainly can find yourself unwinding. I signed up for a yoga retreat, not knowing the instructors or anyone in the class. Most attendees in my retreat were already friends or followers of the instructors, but that didn't affect the quality of the experience for me. You can be a solo retreatant and have an amazing experience there. I also was concerned about the shared bathroom experience as the rooms with private baths were all sold out, but it was never an issue and the bathrooms were pristine. Lastly, I also scheduled spa services and found the practitioner to be very skilled and professional. The spa is a lovely place to spend the day drinking tea, reading books, lounging, and enjoying the small sauna areas. The 10-headed shower was delightful! If you are looking for a beautiful and natural setting, Menla is the perfect place to go!
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A wonderful week
A magical time in the Catskills! The grounds were stunning, the facilities were great and the food was very, very good. Also, the staff were friendly and helpful. I loved my time there. The only disappointment was the spa, in that I had two appointments cancelled. I understand that staffing issues happen but I felt the level of service was not comparable to the rest of the facility although I did go on a guided hike and it was great.
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ASKing age for roombooking
I was there with a retreat. When booking, it asks for my age and my preference (female or male) for my bathroommate, since I am in a single room and share a bathroom with another person. I chose to share with a female. First, I shared the bathroom with a couple. I didn't realize I would be sharing my bathroom with two other people, and that one of them would be male. At one point, as I was leaving the bathroom, I accidentally ran right into the male with just a towel on. Because of personal reasons, this was very challenging . Second, asking for a person's age when booking a room should be optional, or not asked at all. I can see that I was profiled and was in housing with people around my age and order. This could have been totally by coincidence.
Overall, I found the property and the experience to be wonderful. All the staff are truly loving and caring. Thank you!
5.0
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Amazingly tranquil space for a retreat with great amenities
Just got home from another amazing retreat at Menla.
The lecture hall is such a great space and the audio / visual people do such an amazing job of stage managing the room with multiple cameras and mics that it makes for a great educational tool to be able to go back to such a well produced recording after. The room is large, with comfortable seating and environment.
The food in the dining hall in the Main Inn building is vegetarian and is awesome, even for omnivores like myself - didn't miss the meat at all for the week.
My room this time was in the same building as the lecture hall and was very nicely done and comfortable with an armoire, queen bed, desk and chair. My previous room had a sink and mirror, this one did not. But that was fine. Previous room in another building shared a bathroom with one other room, this one shared a bathroom with 10 other rooms, but it was a multi person bathroom with two shower stalls, two sinks and one toilet stall for men. So with a mix of genders in the rooms, you only share with about half the rooms. It worked out well. Finally, I used the recommended car service to go to and from the resort and it worked out great. The only issue with that is that the roads around campus are gravel and so if you get dropped at the Inn and walk to the Convention Center like I did with a roller bag, that can be a longish, bumpy walk while most people would be driving. No biggie, just something to keep in mind.
The spa is also amazing. The retreat I was at gave you ample free time to explore the resort and surrounding areas for hikes, etc. I got two awesome massages and the steam room and sauna in the men's room were very nice along with an automated shower that had several massage settings to choose from as well.
All in all, a great educational experience at Menla with one of my favorite Buddhist teachers, with great accommodations, great food, and great people in a beautiful setting in the Catskill Mountains of New York.
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Available Dates
November 9 - 12, 2026
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Deluxe Queen
$1,570.00
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
Deluxe Double (Shared Room)
$1,327.00
Deluxe Double Room with Two Full Size Beds 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 Double Rooms with Private Bathrooms are Located in the Lhasa Inn
* 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.
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