The Yoga of Rest: Restoring the Vitality, Balance, and Peace Within

With Julia Abramova

October 9 - 12, 2025

Book now and get $50.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Jul 30, 2025.

Date and Time Details: Thursday, October 9 (check in 3-6 PM; program starts at 7:30 PM) until Sunday, October 12 (checkout 1 PM)

Location: Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing

Address: 191 Cragsmoor Road, Cragsmoor, New York 12566, USA

Contact: retreats@dharmakayacenter.org
845.640.4593

Check-in Time: 3 PM – 6 PM

Per Person Price: Prices include 3 meals per day and use of all campus facilities.

    Early Bird Price: Book before July 31
  • Commuter: $595
  • Private Room (shared bath), single: $985
  • Private Room (shared bath), double: $927.50
  • Junior Suite (private bath), single: $1225
  • Junior Suite (private bath), double: $1092.5
  • Regular Price
  • Commuter: $645
  • Private Room (shared bath), single: $1035
  • Private Room (shared bath), double: $952.50
  • Junior Suite (private bath), single: $1275
  • Junior Suite (private bath), double: $1117.50

To extend your stay on Personal Retreat: Simply add days before or after the program during step 2 when making your reservation.

Cancellation Policy: Refundable up to two weeks prior to the program (less a $50 processing fee). See our policy to learn more.

  • Commuter – $645.00
  • Private Room: Single – $1,035.00
  • Private Room: Couple – $1,905.00
  • Junior Suite: Single – $1,275.00
  • Junior Suite: Couple – $2,235.00

RETREAT BY INVITED PRESENTER

In a fast-moving world, we often forget to listen to our bodies, our energy, and our spirit. When we ignore the body’s quiet calls to slow down, we disrupt the delicate rhythm of our hormonal systems, affecting everything from energy and mood to sleep, focus, and emotional resilience.

This deeply nourishing retreat is a sanctuary for those feeling burned out, fatigued, or disconnected from their natural vitality. Whether navigating chronic stress, hormonal imbalance, or simply craving deep rest, this experience offers a powerful reset, inviting you back into alignment, balance, and ease.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Join us for a rejuvenating retreat designed to restore your vitality, balance your hormones, and reconnect you with your body’s natural rhythms. Blending restorative practices with accessible teachings on how stress and hormone imbalances impact your wellbeing, each day is thoughtfully curated to guide you into deeper rest, recharge your energy, and help restore balance from within. You’ll leave feeling refreshed, restored, and reconnected to your most vital self.

Your Self-Help Journey Includes:

  • Practical teachings to support your body’s natural rhythm and restore vitality through restful, intentional practices
  • Personal exploration of your relationship with rest and how to create a more balanced lifestyle
  • Insight into the science behind stress-related hormonal imbalances and tools to support endocrine health
  • Somatic practices designed to support endocrine health and regulate the nervous system
  • Energy-based practices to calm the body and promote sustainable energy from within
  • Restorative yoga and mindful movement to encourage healing and inner alignment
  • The therapeutic power of Nada Yoga through sound healing with Himalayan singing bowls and mantra
  • Daily morning yoga to gently awaken the body and set a calm, focused tone for the day
  • Evening Yoga Nidra for deep rest, nervous system reset, and cellular rejuvenation
  • A reflective Fire Ceremony to release old patterns and set new intentions
  • Optional group hike in nature for grounding, connection, and integration
  • Free time for self-exploration, journaling, or simply resting in a serene setting

RETREAT CENTER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Intimate setting with personal access to the teacher
  • Interactive sessions with question and answer periods
  • Shamatha and guided meditations
  • Delicious all-vegetarian meals with locally sourced ingredients
  • Option to extend stay on Personal Retreat
  • Extensive library of dharma books
  • Expansive wooded grounds with beautiful paths, flora and fauna

OPTIONAL MASSAGE

Enjoy a massage during your free time. Get details and book your massage here.

OPEN TO ALL

There are no prerequisites for this program; it is appropriate for all.

SCHEDULE

(subject to change)

Thursday, October 9

3:00 PM Check in begins
6:00-7:00 PM Dinner (Dining Hall)
7:30-8:30 PM Welcome and Introduction (Milarepa Hall)
Session 1 – Yoga Nidra (Milarepa Hall or Outdoor Pavilion)

Friday, October 10

6:30-7:45 AM Morning Yoga (Milarepa Hall)
8:00-9:00 AM Breakfast (Dining Hall)
9:30 AM-11:30 PM Session 2 (Milarepa Hall or Outdoor Pavilion)
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch (Dining Hall)
1:00-4:00 PM Free Time
4:00-5:30 PM Session 3 – Experiential Session (Outdoor Pavilion)
6:00-7:00 PM Dinner (Dining Hall)
7:30-9:00 PM Sound Healing (Milarepa Hall)

Saturday, October 11

6:30-7:45 AM Morning Yoga (Milarepa Hall)
8:00-9:00 AM Breakfast (Dining Hall)
9:30 AM-11:30 PM Session 4 (Milarepa Hall or Outdoor Pavilion)
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch (Dining Hall)
1:00-4:00 PM Free Time
4:00-5:30 PM Session 5 – Experiential Session (Outdoor Pavilion)
6:00-7:00 PM Dinner (Dining Hall)
7:30-9:00 PM Fire Ceremony, Weather Permitting

Sunday, October 12

6:30-8:00 AM Morning Yoga and Closing Ceremony (Milarepa Hall)
8:00-9:00 AM Breakfast (Dining Hall)
9:15 AM-11:30 PM Group Hike (Optional)
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch (Dining Hall)
1:00 PM Checkout and Departure

 

About the Teacher

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Julia Abramova

Julia Abramova is an Integrative Somatic Practitioner, who specializes in helping people live better in their bodies through a synergistic application of Somatic Experiencing®, Somatic bodywork, Ayurveda, Yoga Therapy, Energy and Sound Healing. Julia offers private and group sessions as well workshops, trainings and retreats.   http://jyotiyogahealing.com/

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