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The Reset

Name: The Reset
Start: 2026-09-17
End: 2026-09-20
Location: Menla
Rating: 4.8

4.8054 reviews

375 Panterkill Road PO Box 70 Phoenicia, NY 12464 United States

September 17 - 20, 2026

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Matthew

Details of this retreat

Three days in the Catskills to rediscover your creative joy
The Reset is a three-day retreat for people who build things, makers, creatives, founders, and anyone whose work runs on imagination. It is made for the moment when you are still creating and still delivering, but the joy has gone quiet, and you feel strangely alone in it.
Set on 300+ acres at Menla, The Reset is three days to find your room: a small group moving through the very same thing, working through it side by side. The days are built from honest conversation, hands-on creative practice, movement, and somatic work, with unhurried time to walk the land, rest, and simply be.
This is not about producing a portfolio piece or having something to show for it when you get home. It is about reconnecting with creativity, play, and momentum, in good company. You arrive a stranger to some and leave with a community, and a clearer sense of what comes next.

Thursday, September 17 (Check-in Day)

1 - 3 pm Arrival and check-in
3 pm Guest rooms available; settle in and get acquainted with the land
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30- 9 pm Welcome Program - opening gathering and bonfire, a relaxed start to set intentions

Friday, September 18

7 - 8 am Early Morning Program - gentle movement (optional)
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9:30 am - 12 pm Morning Program - opening ceremony, a sacred silence hike, followed by "What We're Carrying," guided coaching in breakout groups and full group
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch
2 - 5:30 pm Afternoon Program - solo reflection, then "Portraits of Becoming," hands-on creative coaching (suggested split: 2 - 3:30 reflection/free time, 3:30 - 5:30 creative session)
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 9 pm Evening meditation

Saturday, September 19

7 - 8 am Early Morning Program - gentle movement
8 - 9 am Breakfast
9:30 am - 12 pm Morning Program - "Bringing your true self forward," coaching in pairs and triads with deep listening, a full-group fishbowl, and accountability partnerships
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch (bookended with solo time and journaling prompts)
2 - 5:30 pm Afternoon Program - a "hike of noticing" with meditation and breath, then "Coaching Deeper," group and individual creative work (suggested split: 2 - 3:30 hike, 3:30 - 5:30 coaching)
6 - 7 pm Dinner
7:30 - 9 pm TBD: Considering a firepit moment

Sunday, September 20 (Check-out Day)

7 - 8 am Early Morning Program - optional sit / gentle movement
8 - 9 am Breakfast (guests check out of rooms during or after breakfast, by 11am)
9:30 am - 12 pm Morning Program - closing ceremony: letters to ourselves and preparing for reentry
12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch and departure

*Please note this schedule is subject to change.

Getting Here

Menla, 375 Panterkill Road PO Box 70 Phoenicia, NY 12464 United States

Accommodation

Getaway Garuda Cottage (5 Person Minimum - 9 Person Maximum Party or Family)

Garuda is a two-story cabin, situated adjacent to Dragon, with 5 bedrooms, a small kitchen, and a dining/living room. Garuda sleeps up to 9 people comfortably. Cabin includes three singles, one double and a quad, plus three bathrooms, including one with a jacuzzi tub. 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. *Note that cottages are available for larger parties and families. Rates reflect our minimum number of 5 people for this space. If you have a party of less than five people and would still like to book this cottage we do not offer rate reductions and recommend that other housing types that better suit your needs are booked.

Deluxe King

Deluxe King Room with King Bed and Private Bathroom Free Phone and Hi-Speed Wifi Internet Access Available Air Conditioning This Space is not ADA compliant. Deluxe King Rooms are Available only in Kathmandu House * Please note that rates include meals and accommodations

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

4.80 out of 5.0 average rating

Robin • Jul 01, 2026

4.0

Verified

This is a special place

I attended Menla for a Therapist Ketamine retreat. There were approximately 35 attendees and 8-10 faculty. The buildings and the grounds are stunning and do what they set out to do..... force you to relax! The conference center offered so much space and ability for smaller groups to break out. I was fortunate enough to stay in a deluxe room which had stunning and peaceful decor and a very comfortable bed.

The Menla staff was welcoming and helpful.

I was disappointed with the meals. I live in the SF Bay area and am fortunate to have access to very high quality and thoughtful vegetarian food. I found the meals to be Okay but not delicious. I should mention that our group didn't have breakfast. I did appreciate the creative beverage offerings and constant access to fresh fruit - the apples were yummy!

Anonymous • Jul 01, 2026

3.0

Verified

Nice place, kind staff, pricey, food was not good, not enough

The cabin was comfortable, and the shared areas were nice. The food, however, was extremely limited—mostly beans and vegetables, essentially a $2 meal with no meat or chicken. After one hour of being served, most of the food was gone and not replenished, so arriving around 1 p.m. meant finding almost nothing left. Beans can also trigger gas and discomfort, and the Indian dishes were too spicy, causing bloating. For the price of the stay, the meals felt inadequate.

Staff should wait until meetings are finished before moving items or making accommodations. The trail signs were also confusing and unclear; improving them would make a big difference.

Anonymous • Jun 29, 2026

5.0

Verified

Breathing in the Heart of Nature

I've visited the center twice, in June 2025 and June 2026, and both times I found it restful, peaceful, and a place to feel at one with nature, with many opportunities to swim, walk, and hike without leaving the center. It's a great place for meditation, reflection, care, and nourishing food. I had a spa session with Nitty, a Reiki practitioner with over 30 years of experience, and it was better than expected. While there, I saw many animals and birds, and a woman using the Cornell University bird app was able to identify 37 species in one sitting on the patio of the main building. The staff is very friendly, and the spa center with a swimming pool is the most luxuriously built of all the buildings. The biggest luxury I've found in Menla is silence.

Sherri • Jun 24, 2026

5.0

Verified

Wisdom Path with Isa and Bob

What a time to be at Menla! What a time to be blessed to work with Isa and Laura at the Sacred Stream and to partake in the Wisdom Path at Menla this past weekend. It was not hard to feel Bobs immense energy xoxoxox

Thank you for the beautiful room, the delicious food and the friendliest staff! And thank you for welcoming my two small doggies!! Sending you all lots of love and light, Sherri Serino

Annie • Jun 18, 2026

5.0

Verified

Such a beautiful setting

Menla is the best retreat location I have been to. (Others are Garrison Institute, Omega, Art of Living in N.C., and Insight Meditation in Barre, MA) It's beautiful, peaceful, has great walking trails. It's beautiful campus to walk across. The lodging is excellent-- great beds, linens, rooms, artwork on wall. And the food is the best I've had-- all vegetarian but with lots of flavor.

The Reset

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Matthew LeBaron

Details of this retreat

Getting Here

Accommodation