🔸— WEEKEND ITINERARY —🔸

🔸 Friday

  • 5pm - 5:15pm ARRIVAL at Village Yoga Studio

  • 5:30pm — Introductions, Opening practice + Talk 

  • 7:30 pm - Dinner

  • 8:30 pm Dedicate the Merit / Close

🔸 Saturday

  • 8:30am Optional Yoga at Village Yoga (Please arrive 10 minutes early)

  • 9:30 am - Pickup and Morning Arrival Begins

    → Coffee, Tea, and light breakfast (fruit, granola) will be out for your leisure 

  • 10 am - Morning Practice Session + Talk 

  • 1:30 pm - Lunch Break + Downtime 

  • 3:30 pm - Afternoon Practice Session + Talk

  • 5:30 pm - Stretch and Tea Break 

  • 6pm - Evening Practice Session + Talk 

  • 7:30 pm - Dinner 

  • 8:30 pm - Dedicate the Merit / Close

🔸 Sunday

  • 8:30am Optional Yoga at Village Yoga (Please arrive 10 minutes early)

  • 9:30 am - Pickup and Morning Arrival Begins

    → Coffee, Tea, and light breakfast (fruit, granola) will be out for your leisure 

  • 10 am - Morning Practice Session + Talk 

  • 12 pm - Stretch and Tea Break

  • 12:15 - Afternoon Practice + Closing Talk

  • 2:30 pm - Lunch

  • 3:30 (Onward) - Departure

NOTE : WEEKEND ITINERARY IS SUBJECT TO SOME VERY LIGHT TIMELINE SHIFTING AS THE WEEKEND PROGRESSES.

🔸— FAQ + USEFUL BITS —🔸

  1. Friday : We recommend arriving on-site at Village Yoga in Kinderhook sometime between 5pm and 5:15 so that there is time to get oriented before our first session opens at 5:30.

  2. All meals are vegan and gluten free and being supplied by Samascott Orchard & Farm. Produce is either grown at the farm (which is just down the block from us) or sourced from other local farms when possible.

  3. Pack clothing layers. The weather is predicted to be in the mid to high 80s during the day, and the mid 60s as a low in the evenings. We’ll be utilizing light air conditioning in the heat of mid-day, so best to have options if you are temperature sensitive. (think: tee shirts AND sweaters)

  4. Please no perfumes or strong fragrances. For the scent-sensitive among us. :)

  5. Practice Sessions will be punctuated by both sitting and walking meditation. Sitting meditation periods will be 30-45 minutes.

  6. We will have a handful of rapid Covid-19 tests on site : if you begin to feel (even remotely) ill during the weekend, please let us know.

  7. Meals will be held outdoors, weather permitting. Sunscreen is advised.

  8. Bring easy on, easy off shoes (like sandals) to transition between the street and the yoga studio which is a no-shoes zone.

  9. There is cell service and WiFi on-site — and also…

  10. We encourage you to wrap up work and emails the day before, and set an auto-responder so that you can give yourself the gift of a TECH FREE WEEKEND. Amen.

  11. You may want to bring a notebook, pen, and a good book to read in the evenings in lieu of technology. Or feel free to borrow a dharma book for the weekend from our library! We will have loaner books on hand.

  12. Recommended “Downtime” activities include : reading, journaling, napping, cloud-watching, etc. We have gorgeous walking trails in the village. HIGHLY recommended if you want to move your body in the morning and/or after lunch.

  13. There are still openings for the Saturday and Sunday morning yoga classes ($25/each) if you would like to add that option on to your weekend!

— HOW TO GET HERE —

📍 6 HUDSON STREET (Second Floor). Kinderhook, NY 12106 📍

KINDERHOOK, NY is a small, historic Dutch Colonial village on Mohican land, located in the Northern Hudson Valley region — about 2.5 hours North of New York City. It is home to the Jack Shainman Gallery (aka: The School) The Albany-Hudson Electric Trail, a train line turned 36 mile hiking and biking trail, and is around the corner from Art Omi sculpture fields

IF YOU ARE FLYING — the closest airport is Albany International Airport, which is 30 minutes North of Kinderhook. The second best option would likely be flying into either JFK or LAX in NYC and then either taking the Amtrak from Penn Station to Hudson, NY.

IF YOU ARE TAKING THE TRAIN FROM NYC — There are trains running through the day from NYC Penn Station to Hudson, which is the nearest train station. Just visit the Amtrak website and search trains from NYP to HUD. (New York Penn Station to Hudson). We will be arranging pick-ups and drop-offs at the train station. Coach ticket prices begin at $31 each way.

*NOTE — If possible, please arrange to arrive by 5pm on Friday evening. Similarly, please arrange to depart Hudson after 2pm on Sunday.

IF YOU ARE DRIVING — Congratulations! The drive to Kinderhook is scenic and gorgeous. It may even be worth allowing yourself extra time to stop at one of the many local roadside farm stands on the way back.