Meet the Nourishers
Allison Kalsched
Allison Kalsched, a certified personal trainer specializing in women’s fitness, first hosted NOURISH in 2019. A group of eleven women joined together for a weekend fitness, wellness, food and the outdoors. With plans set, and never realized, for a second NOURISH in May 2020, she is excited to finally be able to reignite this program for women interested in spending a very special weekend together.
Movement Classes at Hemlock
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A musically-driven, non-stop dance cardio workout that infuses dance movements with conditioning exercises. Dance like nobody's watching in this free-spirited (and shoeless) workout designed for all dance levels - zero dance experience is required!
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This open-level vinyasa flow class links a series of postures with your breath and concludes with a brief guided meditation. This class is structured to be simple enough for beginning students, while also providing optional variations to challenge all levels and abilities.
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In this introductory class we will cover the basics of short form Yang Style Tai Chi. Focusing on posture, flexibility, movement, balance and overall health from guided movement. The objective of this class is to give you an experiential introduction to Tai Chi movements and discipline.
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Open to all levels and abilities, this bodyweight (and shoeless) High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) class is sure to get your blood pumping. Each class is designed to build strength and elevate your heart rate using short bursts of strength & cardio exercises followed by brief periods of recovery. A light stretch at the end of class rounds out the experience and helps your body assimilate the work put in.
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Yin Yoga is a slower paced, meditative style of yoga that gently holds each posture for a longer period of time. This aims to encourage a deeper stretch and release within the rarely-used connective tissues, often focusing on the hips, hamstrings, and upper body. Yin Yoga also teaches you how to breathe through discomfort and sit with your thoughts, a wonderful practice for the mind. (60 min)
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This open-level class utilizes breathwork techniques to steady the mind and bring our focus inward, followed by a Yoga Nidra meditation. Also known as yogic sleep, Yoga Nidra is a systematic form of guided relaxation that brings you to a state of consciousness between waking & sleeping.
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We believe fresh air and a walk in the woods is good for the soul, year-round. Join us for a guided hike immersed in nature. Wear weather appropriate clothing and be prepared to walk approximately 3 miles.
Featured Guest & Resident Instructors at Hemlock
Chef Dave
Dave Kornell is going to NOURISH our bellies throughout our stay upstate. As Head Chef for Blue Ribbon Restaurants, David helped developed menus for some of the most loved American and Japanese restaurants in New York and nationwide. His upbringing in the Hudson Valley set the base for connecting to the farms, markets and specialties of the area. He'll be using the best of what's around and in season, accentuated with mindfully sourced exotic and specialty items. The meals will all revolve around the central theme of NOURISH, creating daily dining experiences that fuel and further the connection between mind and body. You won’t be hungry, and you’ll be nourished and fueled for fitness and the outdoors.
Marc Switko
Marc will treat us to an outdoor sound bath as we are embraced by the sounds of the Gong. Marc has been exploring the far reaches of gong playing as a therapeutic, meditative, and performance modality for individuals and groups with solid results. Through his meditation classes and his work as a psychotherapist, he has found that gong music is an empowering, healing tool, helping us move into a physically and energetically relaxed state.
He participated in an intensive certification residency in Fall 2016, studying Gong for use in both healing and performing modalities with Master Don Conreaux, one of the five original Kundalini yoga teachers designated by Yogi Bhajan in 1969.
Justine Sutherland
As a part of our mission to Redefine Retreat, we’ve invited Justine to lead a class in the traditional Korean martial art Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan.
Justine is the founder of Justine’s Just Breathe Yoga in Parksville, NY. She is a Sivananda Yoga Teacher and a Martial Arts Instructor with a 2nd degree Black Belt. She holds a degree in Health Sciences and is a NY State Licensed Hiking Guide.