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Building Resilience
A Stress Management Retreat
February 28—March 2, 2025
With
David Goddard
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Program CalendarManage Stress & Build Resilience in this Wellness Retreat
While we can’t eliminate stress from our lives, we can enhance our capacity to prepare for, recover from, and adapt in the face of stress, adversity, trauma, or challenge—in other words improve our resilience. In this relaxing and informative retreat, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills to better understand the physiology of stress while assessing your current level of resilience using modern biofeedback techniques. Based on this assessment, you will learn specific techniques based in ancient yoga wisdom and modern science to build your resilience and restore optimal health and well-being.
This relaxing wellness retreat will help you unwind, feel refreshed, and learn specific practices to help you build resilience to stress.
3 Day / 2 Night Retreat Includes:
- Introduction to Managing Stress and Building Resilience
- 60-minute Building Resilience Assessment
- 90-minute Building Resilience Follow-up Practicum
- 60-minute Therapeutic Massage
- Amenities Beyond Your Daily Treatment Schedule
The program begins with an orientation and lecture on Wednesday evening and concludes at lunch on Friday. In addition to your daily treatment schedule, you will have access to:
- Morning yoga classes
- Vegetarian meals
- Explorations in self-awareness
- 400 acres of wooded hiking trails and vistas
- The Sacred Grove Cafe
- The MarketPlace
David Goddard
David Goddard, LAPC, NCC, C-IAYT, AYS, has been a student of the Himalayan Tradition for 20 years, and was a resident at the Himalayan Institute's Headquarters in Honesdale for 15 years. As a yoga teacher, yoga therapist, and biofeedback therapist, David brings his passion for cognitive science into the realm of integrative...
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Himalayan Institute Retreat Center
For more than fifty years, the Himalayan Institute’s Retreat Center has been a gathering place for people seeking inspiration and aspiring to restore inner balance. Home to a vibrant community of yogis, it’s a place for seekers wishing to study the ancient tradition of yoga and to deepen the connection between themselves and the world around them. Whether you visit for a weekend retreat, a personal getaway, or one of our longer-term programs, your visit to the Himalayan Institute will accelerate your personal journey of rejuvenation and transformation.
Free Wifi
400-Acre Campus
On-Site Cafe
Meditation Shrine
Wooded Hiking Trails
Pond with Kayaks
On-Site Wellness Center
Bonfires and Stargazing
Bookstore and Giftshop
Retreat Center Highlights
Sacred Space
The Sri Vidya Shrine is the spiritual heart of the Himalayan Institute. This sanctuary offers an ideal setting for silent meditation and group spiritual practice, a cornerstone of the Himalayan Tradition for thousands of years. Open to seekers of all backgrounds and traditions, the Shrine provides a serene, sacred space for meditation, quiet reflection, prayer, and contemplation.
Nourishing Meals
Our nutritionally balanced vegetarian meals are thoughtfully prepared to nourish body, mind, and spirit. Each of our three daily meals is designed to be easily digestible and to support a meditative lifestyle. Sharing meals here naturally fosters connection, offering both deep nourishment and a sense of community.
Loving Community
The Himalayan Institute welcomes people from all walks of life. With a blend of short-term guests, long-term visitors, and a vibrant residential community, the atmosphere here is warm, inviting, and rooted in kindness, generosity, and service. It’s a place where friendships form naturally, often becoming the kind of connections that feel like family, and last a lifetime.
Rest in Nature
Nestled in the rolling hills of the Poconos, the Himalayan Institute’s 400-acre campus offers breathtaking views, scenic hiking trails, and quiet spaces for reflection and contemplation. Walking is a favorite activity, whether along our groomed trails or meandering paved roads, inviting both movement and mindful presence in nature.
Conscious Simplicity
At the Himalayan Institute, we embrace simplicity in all aspects of life, from our surroundings to our approach to yoga. By minimizing distractions, we create space to strengthen the inner self and quiet the mind. Guided by authenticity and grounded in philosophy rather than frills, we support a path of meaningful personal growth.
Treat Yourself
Our Himalayan Café serves the Institute’s signature chai, coffee, and homemade cookies and treats on Saturday and Sunday mornings. The 24/7 Tea Lounge offers a variety of herbal teas for anytime enjoyment. On campus, the MOKA Origins Factory is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., offering handcrafted, ethically sourced chocolate and coffee, with free tours and tastings on Saturdays.
$279
Registration
Dates
Friday, February 28, 2025 @ 7:30 pm–Sunday, March 2, 2025 @ 12:30 pm
Tuition
$279 per person + accommodations
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