A relaxing weekend getaway to help you unwind and feel refreshed.
This weekend wellness retreat is designed for relaxation, personal reflection and renewal. The 2 or 3 day program, led by an integrative medical practitioner, guides you through a variety of therapeutic and massage services that will support you in your journey to creating renewed wellness and a balanced life.
Value of Services for 2 days: $520 Priced at: $350*
*Not including accommodations.
The program begins with Orientation on Friday evening. 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
- Sacred Grove Cafe
- Bookstore/Giftshop
- Unlimited Wi-fi
Add Ons:
- Stay another night with an extra day of treatments: $150
- Private Guided Meditation session (30 minutes): $50
- Private Guided Systematic Relaxation session (30 minutes): $50
2 Day / 2 Night Retreat Includes:
- Yoga Therapy: A personalized session tailored to each client’s specific needs using the proven healing aspects of yoga. It includes postures (asanas), breathing practices (pranayama), relaxation, meditation, and cleansing practices that are effective for your current state of health, flexibility, and strength.
- Biofeedback: Using computerized feedback to monitor breath, heart rate, and temperature, biofeedback has been proven useful for treating daily stress, hypertension, headaches, migraines, anxiety, and conditions aggravated by pain. It is a powerful tool for raising self-awareness and training yourself to manage your breath and emotional state.
Where:
The Pause and Renew Retreat is located at The Himalayan Institute Retreat Center in northeastern Pennsylvania, nestled in the rolling Pocono Mountains and surrounded by lush, green forest.
Package Rates
Bring a Friend and Save $100!
Book this relaxing weekend for two and save $100 off your retreat package. Packages include European style accommodations with two twin beds and a shared hallway bath:
Bring a Friend Package: $960 (Shared Room – 2 Twins, Shared Hall Bath)
Call (570) 647-1500 or click here to email for more information or different accommodations options.
Retreat Packages Including Accommodations
Packages includes all the amenities and services listed above plus accommodations for 2 days/2 nights in the Himalayan Institute Retreat Center, where our Wellness Center is located. Choose between the two accommodation package options below.
- European Standard Room Package: $660 (Full or Queen, Shared Hall Bath)
- Deluxe Room Package: $750 (2 Twins, Full or Queen, with private bath)
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Who Manages the Program?
The entire retreat is overseen and managed by Sheela Porter-Smith, a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner and Certified Nurse Midwife. She incorporates conventional medicine as well as diet, homeopathy, yoga, and pranayama into her practice. She holds a National Homeopathic Certification and is currently completing coursework for Diplomat in Homeopathy. She is also a graduate of the New World Ayurvedic Practitioner Program and Himalayan Institute’s Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist Training. She is an RYT 200 and a candidate for certification as a prenatal yoga instructor. She will work closely with you and your retreat team to prescribe customized treatments and a take home plan so you gain the most benefit from your cleansing and detoxification treatments.
