Fri, Jun 11 - 13, 2010 Knitter's Preseason Weekend Originally established as gourmet knitting weekends, these very popular gatherings will continue under the organization and cooking efforts of the Wiawaka staff--so we’ve changed the name. Nonetheless, the great setting, the fun craft, and the shared good company will remain the same. Furthermore, your attendance supports this historic Lake George property and its efforts on behalf of all women. Contact us if you want to be part of the retreat, and spread the word to your friends. Also, the Wiawaka staff is in need of 1 volunteer to welcome knitters and to be available throughout the weekend for guest needs—let us know if you would like to be that person. Meals will be provided by Wiawaka, and include Friday dinner, Saturday brunch, Saturday dinner, and Sunday brunch. Register with Wiawaka’s registrar, Gretchen, at 1-877-468-8128 or registrar@wiawaka.org. Cost is $220 per person. This weekend requires a minimum of 20 people. Both double rooms and singles are available, so let us know if you can share with someone (same price for each person as a single room) in order for us to accommodate more participants. Cost: $220 Wed, Jun 23, 2010 Writing with Bernice Mennis (2:00 PM - 4:00 PM) Fuller House porch Writing is a wonderful way to slow down and pay attention. In this workshop, we will begin with a short elements’ meditation. We will then practice the art of observation, of looking closely, beginning with descriptive details and then allowing our mind to travel wherever it wishes to go: to images, to memory, to story. . . Wed, Jun 23, 2010 More Writing with Bernice Mennice (7:30 PM - 9:00 PM) Fuller House Sometimes a poem and sometimes a single word will allow us to travel within, will open a door to a place both known and unknown. In this workshop, we will use a few poems, or lines, or beginnings to start the journey. Mon, Jun 28 - Mon, Jul 5, 2010 A Week of Wildflower Walks Meet at Fuller House Diane Collins, wildflower enthusiast and photographer,will be at Wiawaka from June 28 - July 5 leading 2 relaxed wildflower walks each day...... Fri, Jul 2, 2010 Yoga Happy Hour (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM) House of Trix Leave the week behind and open your mind, body and soul for the weekend. Class style may vary depending on participants, all levels welcome. Bring your own mat. Class led by Chris Dixon, RYT. Fri, Jul 9, 2010 Yoga Happy Hour (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM) House of Trix Leave the week behind and open your mind, body and soul for the weekend. Class style may vary depending on participants, all levels welcome. Bring your own mat. Class led by Chris Dixon, RYT. Sat, Jul 10, 2010 Seize your Power-Release your Blocks for Outrageous Success (9:30 AM - 4:00 PM) House of Trix Every challenge in our lives manifest as a result of your subconscious blocks and limiting perceptions. When you identify and release these limiting beliefs you transform your blocks into personal success and your life becomes happier, healthier, more relaxing and more fulfilling. In this workshop, you will discover: • Why and how we attract certain experiences into our lives • How to change lifelong patterns by acknowledging and accepting personal limitations • How to transform negative experiences into the foundation for your life purpose • How to recognize the context of each experience as a gift • How to align with your greatest dreams • Why stress interferes with our dreams and how to release it • How to take responsibility for your experience and change it • How to alleviate pain without drugs • How to create financial freedom • How to identify and release addictive behaviors • Techniques to become open and receptive to your greatest fulfillment Private consultations are valuable, however; the collective intentions of groups are far more powerful and the results are far more profound than individual consultations. If you have an issue that you would like to release once and for all, you can’t afford to miss this full day, interactive workshop where you will be taught powerful tools to transform your life. With Personal Success Consultant, Radio Host, Speaker, EFT Expert, Reiki Master and author of Uncovering the Divine Within, Kerri Kannan. Sun, Jul 11, 2010 Anusara Yoga Class (9:00 AM - 10:15 AM) House of Trix Celebrate and enjoy Wiawaka with an all levels Anusara yoga class with Suzanne Lynch of Saratoga Springs Yoga. Proceeds benefit Wiawaka Holiday House. More Info Cost: $5 to $500 Donations accepted Fri, Jul 16, 2010 Yoga Happy Hour (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM) House of Trix Leave the week behind and open your mind, body and soul for the weekend. Class style may vary depending on participants, all levels welcome. Bring your own mat. Class led by Chris Dixon, RYT. Sun, Jul 18, 2010 Coffee on the Porch-Open House Tours (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM) Fuller House Join us for coffee, talk of Wiawaka and tours of our historic grounds. If you've always wondered what Wiawaka is all about, come find out! Cost: FREE ADMISSION Fri, Jul 23, 2010 Water Ceremony with Barbara Stevens (8:30 PM - 9:15 PM) Wiawaka Boathouse Join us at dusk, when Barbara Stevens begins her weekend series of workshops with a water ceremony to create community among all who attend. Sat, Jul 24, 2010 EFT, Emotional Freedom Technique (10:00 AM - 11:30 AM) House of Trix Have you heard about it? Maybe tried it? It’s been around for quite some time. “They” say it can be used on everything from aging to abundance. A ninety minute workshop with Barbara Stevens, Certified Stress Management Consultant, Energy Healer and Hypnotist, learning the technique that has brought life changing results to thousands of people. You will have the opportunity to experience first hand the technique “that is based on new discoveries regarding the connection between your body's subtle energies, your emotions, and your health. EFT has been reported successful in thousands of cases covering a huge range of emotional, health and performance issues. It often works where nothing else will.” Get what want in your life by TAPPING Sat, Jul 24, 2010 Hypnosis Demystified (3:00 PM - 4:00 PM) House of Trix Learn how Hypnosis can help YOU make positive changes in your life! Hypnosis is a relaxed form of concentration. It is a natural state of mind that we enter into every day when we; daydream, drive to a familiar destination, watch television or a movie. Hypnosis has been accepted by the American Medical Association for stress reduction, weight control, motivation, and smoke cessation. Recent studies have shown that visualization, a type of hypnosis, has had a positive effect in changing the course of some diseases. Presented by Barbara Stevens, CHt. Certified Hypnotist and Stress Management Consultant Fri, Jul 30, 2010 Yoga Happy Hour (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM) House of Trix Leave the week behind and open your mind, body and soul for the weekend. Class style may vary depending on participants, all levels welcome. Bring your own mat. Class led by Chris Dixon, RYT. Thu, Aug 5, 2010 Katrina Trask Lunch & Lecture (12:00 PM - 2:00 PM) Fuller House After a buffet style luncheon, Betty Spinelli will present a popular PowerPoint talk with vintage photos entitled “The Fascinating Life of Katrina Trask.” Katrina Trask (1853-1922) supported the founding of Wiawaka and was the creative inspiration behind Yaddo, the famed artists’ retreat in Saratoga. This talk reveals Katrina’s life as one filled with tragedy, romance and creativity. *** Following the lecture, a tour of the Wiawaka grounds will be conducted. Cost: $20 Fri, Aug 6, 2010 Yoga Happy Hour (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM) House of Trix Leave the week behind and open your mind, body and soul for the weekend. Class style may vary depending on participants, all levels welcome. Bring your own mat. Class led by Chris Dixon, RYT. Sat, Aug 7, 2010 Nuno Felt Windcatchers with Fiber Artist Nancy Dorian (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM) House of Trix Using Nuno felting techniques, be prepared to be elated as you transform layers of silk, wool roving, ribbon and novelty yarns into gorgeous flowing fabric. In this morning workshop we will cover layout, felting, fulling and finishing creating beautiful fiber art to blow in the breeze! No felting experience necessary. Materials fee: $25.00 payable to instructor to cover cost of silk yardage, wool roving, embellishments. More Info Cost: $25 Materials Fee Sat, Aug 7 - 8, 2010 Ecopsychology & Yoga Workshop with Allie Middleton, Part 1 of 4 (1:30 PM - 3:30 PM) House of Trix Allie will provide talks and explore practices in each session to deepen body-mind awareness with movement, as we open toward a more mindful relationship with Nature. Offering is based on the Nischala Joy Devi’s translation of Pantajali's Yoga sutra, The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman's Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras interspersed with principles of ecopsychology. Talk “Yoga and the Feminine” 1 1/4 hr Kripalu yoga practice. Participants: minimum 6 months yoga practice preferred, please. Some sessions will be held out-of-doors, weather permitting. Sat, Aug 7 - 8, 2010 Ecopsychology & Yoga Workshop with Allie Middleton, Part 2 (4:00 PM - 6:00 PM) House of Trix Talk “Yoga & Nature” 1 1/4 hr Kripalu yoga practice. Participants: minimum 6 months yoga practice preferred, please. Some sessions will be held out-of-doors, weather permitting. Sat, Aug 7 - 8, 2010 Ecopsychology & Yoga Workshop with Allie Middleton, Part 3 (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM) House of Trix Yoga with guided meditation, following by open talk with dialogue. Participants: minimum 6 months yoga practice preferred, please. Some sessions will be held out-of-doors, weather permitting. Sun, Aug 8, 2010 Ecopsychology & Yoga Workshop with Allie Middleton, Part 4 (1:30 PM - 3:30 PM) House of Trix Closing remarks, Kripalu yoga practice, Yoga Nidra. Participants: minimum 6 months yoga practice preferred, please. Some sessions will be held out-of-doors, weather permitting. Sun, Aug 8, 2010 Hand Painted Silk Scarves with Fiber Artist Nancy Dorian (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM) House of Trix Learn the serti technique to create a stunning scarf in just one morning. The method involves drawing fine lines of gutta resist onto silk to outline your design. The lines stop the dyes from flowing into one another, which means that separate colored areas can be created. It is just like drawing an outline and then "coloring in". The possibilities are endless. These pieces make wonderful gifts to yourself or a friend and are absolutely art-to-wear! Beginner friendly. Materials fee: $25.00 payable to instructor to cover cost of silk scarf blanks and silk dyes. More Info Cost: $25 Materials Fee Fri, Aug 20, 2010 Yoga Happy Hour (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM) House of Trix Leave the week behind and open your mind, body and soul for the weekend. Class style may vary depending on participants, all levels welcome. Bring your own mat. Class led by Chris Dixon, RYT. Sun, Aug 22, 2010 Coffee on the Porch Open House (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM) Fuller House Welcome to Wiawaka. Come for a visit, some coffee and a tour of this historic treasure in the Lake George region. Cost: FREE ADMISSION Fri, Aug 27, 2010 Yoga Happy Hour (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM) House of Trix Leave the week behind and open your mind, body and soul for the weekend. Class style may vary depending on participants, all levels welcome. Bring your own mat. Class led by Chris Dixon, RYT. Fri, Sep 3, 2010 Yoga Happy Hour (4:00 PM - 5:00 PM) House of Trix Leave the week behind and open your mind, body and soul for the weekend. Class style may vary depending on participants, all levels welcome. Bring your own mat. Class led by Christine Dixon, RYT. Fri, Sep 24 - 26, 2010 Knitter's Post season Weekend Originally established as gourmet knitting weekends, these very popular gatherings will continue under the organization and cooking efforts of the Wiawaka staff--so we’ve changed the name. Nonetheless, the great setting, the fun craft, and the shared good company will remain the same. Furthermore, your attendance supports this historic Lake George property and its efforts on behalf of all women. Contact us if you want to be part of the retreat, and spread the word to your friends. Also, the Wiawaka staff is in need of 1 volunteer to welcome knitters and to be available throughout the weekend for guest needs—let us know if you would like to be that person. Meals will be provided by Wiawaka, and include Friday dinner, Saturday brunch, Saturday dinner, and Sunday brunch. Register with Wiawaka’s registrar, Gretchen, at 1-877-468-8128 or registrar@wiawaka.org. Cost is $220 per person. This weekend requires a minimum of 20 people. Both double rooms and singles are available, so let us know if you can share with someone (same price for each person as a single room) in order for us to accommodate more participants. Cost: $220