A retreat is a period of quiet, rest and contemplation in a safe and secluded place.
   It provides time to allow oneself to move away from ones normal activities and points of view.

  See more information about:  Yoga and yoga Therapy atBeyond Postures ~  Mindful Yoga Classes ~  Meditation ~ 
   Thai Assisted Yoga Therapy ~ Ayurveda for Life Style Change ~  Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy ~ Body-Centered Dialogue ~
   Heart-Centered Therapy ~ Yoga for Health and Well-Being ~ Ahimsa as a Guide to Practicing Mindful Yoga ~
  Yoga Retreats and Services ~_Dianne Mekelburg ~

RETREAT THIS SUMMER
on the beautiful coast of Maine!
at the
Belfast Yoga and Retreat Center

 If you are interested in attending one (or both!) of these retreats and would like more information about
the daily schedule...

email YOGA RETREAT or
 CALL NOW! 410-409-2295

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Retreat # 1


August 7 - August 11

Rest ~ Relax ~ Renew ~ Retreat

Experience Community and Connection at
Belfast Yoga and Retreat Center
a place for the advancement of healing and well-being

Gentle yoga
Guided meditation
Thai Yoga Massage
Intro to Ayurvedic cooking
The Art of Being Present
Explore the Maine coast

Set Your Sails for a guided restorative and nurturing journey!  

We will explore and practice some of the ageless mind-body principles that have existed across the history of mankind going back thousands of years.   These principles are basic to many healing and spiritual traditions (such as yoga, Buddhism, Taoism, Ayurveda and others...). They can bring about a more peaceful state of mind and a healthier physical state.  They include: ‘ahimsa’ (non-harming), mindfulness, nonjudgment, non-attachment (acceptance of the way things are right now),  finding your ‘just right’ edge/effort between too much and too little, being in harmony with yourself and others, being in the present moment, and more.... There are an abundance of mind-body practices and exercises that include these principles that are known have a positive effect on the ill effects of stress like -- high blood-pressure, depression, anxiety, and other symtpoms of dis-ease.

 Fees:
  4 nights:
  shared Twin bed room $80
  Queen bed room: $100
  Program Fee: $120
  Lotus PalmThai Yoga Massage: $50
  Breema Session: free (1/2 hr)
  linens, kitchen and laundry, some breakfast
  materials provided...
  meals, travel and touring expenses not
  included

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Retreat # 2

August 13 - August 17

Body~Centered Well Being
 

Learn the basic principles of body-mind healing
Learn and experience body-centered dialogue skills

An exploratory and experiential retreat. We will have time for rest, fun and pleasure as well as explore our intuitive mind and how it can be a healing and positive partner in our life journey .

This retreat is for everyone! You do not need to know yoga or anything about the mind-body connection. It will be introductory for everyone - and an opportunity to learn some effective self-mentoring (self-support) skills
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Experience Community and Connection at Belfast Yoga and Retreat Center
a place for the advancement of healing and well-being

Advance Your Self-Support Skills
through

Yoga (in the barn!)
Meditation
Yoga Nidra
Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy
Body-Dialoguing Techniques
Guided Imagery
Heart-Centered Therapy
 

NOURISH YORSELF WITH
Lotus Palm Thai Yoga Massage
Being in Nature
Organic and locally grown foods
FUN!! and FRIENDS!!!

 Fees:
 4 nights:
 shared Twin bed room $80
 Queen bed room: $100
 Program Fee: $120
 Private Sessions:  
 Thai Yoga Massage: $50
  PRYT Sessions: $50 (if you are a  PRYT practitioner
  you can arrange to do an exchange with another
  pratitioner at no fee)
  Body Dialgoue session: $20
  Heart Centered Therapy Session: $20
  Breema Session: free (1/2 hour)
 
  linens, kitchen and laundry, some breakfast
  materials provided...
  meals, travel and touring expenses not included

  Explore midcoast Maine: Belfast Art Galleries, Bay Cruises, take a one hour car trip to Schoodic
  Point, Mt. Desert Isle, Blue Hill, Bar Harbor, Camden, Rockland and the Farnsworth Museum – Andrew
  Wyeth‘s ‘Olsen House” in Cushing, Ferry to Isleboro, Lincolnville Beach, and more …

click here to view photos of midcoast Maine

click here for photos of Belfast, click here to view images of the retreat center

About the facility:

Belfast, Maine is a historic New England coastal village founded in the 1700s.  It has many beautiful homes built by ship masters in the Georgian and New England style. The new Belfast Yoga and Retreat Center is located in the historic district within walking distance (5 blocks) from the harbor. You will be staying in a renovated New England style house with a large attached barn that is now the yoga studio.  This house was built in 1895 by my great grandfather on land that was owned by his father since the 1860s.  My grandfather, father and I, along with all our siblings, and cousins and extended family members have lived here.  It has been in my family except for a brief hiatus (30 years).  In 2008 it went on the market and we brought it back into the family.  It has always been an ‘open’ and inviting house for friends and family and it led me to the idea to continue that tradition and open it to you as well.    It has room to sleep 5-6 people: 2 rooms with twin beds and 1 room with a queen size bed.  The yoga and healings arts program can accommodate up to 12 people. (Please inquire about other lodging options if rooms at the center are full.)  In our renovations we have aimed to maintain the historic and New England character of the house while bringing in modern comfort and amenities.  The Barn has three levels.  The lower level at one time contained horse stalls, the first level is the yoga studio and the 3rd level is a workshop and artist’s studio.  We have an enclosed “piazza” and an open side porch for relaxation.   This picturesque town offers lots of opportunity for walking, boating, sitting and watching the ocean, and lots of artist’s studios! -easily assessibale from the Portland, ME Internaitonal Airport (1 1/2 hr drive); Logan Airport in Boston, MA (4 hr drive); Manchester Aiprot in NH (3 hr. drive); or the Bangor, Me airport (40 minute drive) -

 

Belfast Yoga and Retreat Center

 front

side

back

barn door to studio

kitchen area

dining area

twin bedroom

side porch

living
room
area

upstairs hall

queen bedroom

upstaires hall bath

more photos coming soon...

 

Belfast

 

beautiful midcoast Maine!

Mt. Desert Isle

Blue Hill

Lincolnville beach

ocean view -Northporrt

 Schoodic Point

nature

just plain quaint!