Programs

Sunday Brunch is a favorite event here at the Abode! Advance Registration is greatly appreciated so we can prepare enough for everyone! Sunday Brunch includes a generous buffet with farm fresh, vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options. Served with herbal teas and coffee, this meal in our Shaker dining room is the perfect place to […]

Shinrin Yoku (森林浴), often translated from Japanese as forest bathing, is the practice of spending slow, intentional time in a forest environment. Rather than hiking to a destination, we move gently and mindfully, allowing the forest to engage our senses and relax our nervous system. Our Shinrin Yoku session will invite you to arrive just […]

Join us for Tai Chi with sifu David Crowe, a certified instructor from Berkshire Tai Chi, who excels in leading both experiences practitioners and newcomers, Explore strengthening poses and find a greater state of mindfulness while surrounded by the beauty of nature and our Shaker spaces. This program is a recurring 8 week program, if […]

Book a night at the Abode! Are you looking to experience the Abode again, or perhaps for the first time? Perhaps you want to simply walk the campus and gardens, take in the backroads and the birds to rekindle your energy. Maybe you want a place to practice meditation in a tranquil setting? Whatever it […]

Come and participate in an extraordinary Sound Healing Evening with Elise Manzo! We all have our own vibration and frequency. We can fall out of tune of our vibrational harmony and potentially develop illness. Stress and negativity create blockages of a healthy flow of energy. Sound healing can open a new door into your consciousness […]

Step away from the pace of daily life and give yourself the gift of rest. Rest & Be Inspired is a weekend retreat designed to help you reconnect with yourself through breathwork, meditation, rest, mindful, and meaningful community. Led by Wellness Practitioner Pheo Powers and Michael Adragna, this immersive experience offers space to slow down, […]

This Halloween season, join Robert Oakes, author, teacher, and storyteller, at the Abode in New Lebanon, NY, for a journey into the strange and supernatural. Participants in this day-long workshop will develop and deliver a personal story of an otherworldly experience. This could mean many things: a ghost encounter, a strange dream, a mystical vision, […]

Join us for a workshop where we will learn about the power of fire cider and oxymels and it's immunity building factors! Bring some messy clothes, learn about what goes in them, how to create different kinds, and bring some home at the end of the workshop!

Acclaimed New York-based vocalist, composer, and cantorial student Lisa Sokolov presents a solo concert of original improvised and composed music for voice and piano. This event offers an intimate glimpse into Sokolov’s unique integration of jazz, experimental, and liturgical music, with a special focus on weaving Jewish religious song into contemporary musical performance. The beautiful, […]

Join us for a two hour workshop that teaches you to how to make wreaths for the winter season to come. We will do some harvesting of materials on campus, and we will be producing wreaths in our Abode Apothecary and workshop room. Materials are provided. You'll take a wreath home with you at the […]