Retreats / Rentals

RETREATS RETREATS RETREATS

The Point of Infinity hosts various retreats throughout the year. Some are created by the POINT and some are from outside hosts who either rent the Retreat Center; OR, who lead a retreat in coordination with the Point.

Some examples of past retreats:

-Fasting/Cleansing Retreats

-Meditation and or Yoga Retreats

-Healing Retreats

-R&R Retreats

UPCOMING RETREATS:

FASTING RETREAT

at The Point of Infinity Retreat Center

in the Catskills

Dates: Starts FRIDAY, SEPT 21 and goes 5 or 7 or more days.

Arrive by 11 a.m., hopefully fasting already

Departure: Depends, usually about 3 p.m.

Cost: Rustic Lodging, Community-like setting

(Two outdoor seasonal hot/cold water bathhouses,

with sinks, toilets, and showers)

All individual rooms:

Two log cabins: $50/nite/cabin

Motor Home: $50/nite

One single room: $40/nite

Three Dormitory-Style individual rooms: $30/nite each

Camping: $20 (many possibilities)

Share living room, all outdoor spaces, pavilion, mountain trails., etc.

Limited to 10 participants, for personalized lodging. A MINIMUM OF 6 IS REQUIRED.

Type of Fast: Beginning with Veggie Broth, followed by water fast or watermelon for those so inclined, or other depending on one’s needs.

Various experiences;

-meditation (group or individual)

-awareness circles

-spiritual reading

-fast/slow walks

-deamwork a la Gestalt

-possible polarity healing sessions

-38 acres of forest hiking

-self-healing techniques

-zen of deep relaxation

-possible drumming circles

-other: to be announced

Tuition: 5 days: $200

7 days: $275

Days added: $30/day

For directions and photos, see:

www.pointofinfinity.org

Payments:

Deposit: $200 through PayPal

AND indicate by email whether you prefer 5 or 7 or more days, and your LODGING preferences (first come, first served)

Deposit required by SEPT 7.

Once I know your length of fast preference and your lodging placement, the balance can be paid, again, through PayPal, by SEPT 14. Use my email address at PayPal.

For Questions, etc: zenpollinger@gmail.com or 845-358-6448

Recommended Readings:

The Miracle of Fasting, by Paul Bragg
How to Keep Slim, Healthy and Young with Juice Fasting, by Paavo Airola
Juice Fasting and Detoxification, by Steve Meyerowitz

Also, please review our THREE new websites:

www.pointofinfinity.org

www.newagecenter.org

www.TierraSagradadeCostaRica.com

Here’s to a GREAT fast.

YOGA-PLUS Retreat

-Purpose of Yoga: Meditation

-Awareness Development

-Mindfulness Yoga

-Zen of Deep Relaxation

-Structural Integration: Rolfing, Gentle Chiropractic, Chakras,

Meridians, EnergyWork

-Dreamwork

-Awareness Circles

-Spiritualities (Sumerian, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Egyptian, Greek,

Gnosticism, Enlightenment Studies, Esoteric Astrology)

-World-wide Mysticism

-Then What?

DATES TO BE DETERMINED IF THERE IS INTEREST. PLEASE EMAIL me

about your desires. zenpollinger@gmail.com

To be announced shortly:

-A few FOOD/Nutrition Retreats are being planned, with Master Chef Harvey

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Harvey is not only a MASTER Chef but also a MASTER Gardener! Soon, maybe, also a Master Animal Keeper. Come visit us and try his food, natural, organic and DELICIOUS. Plan a weekend get-a-way for a HEALTHY break, up to 10 people. Visit us at: www.pointofinfinity.org to view our offerings. Maybe even do some drumming with Paul, in the evening. Wait till you see our geodesic DOME filled with GOOD STUFF!!

-Drumming weekend or retreats also.

-And, of unusual nature, a TREE CLIMBING weekend or retreat

Path to the Top of infinity

RETREAT LEADERS are welcomed to suggest/plan and offer retreats with communication/coordination with Ken 845-358-6448 zenpollinger@gmail.com

OF IMPORTANCE: Our own Point Chef Harvey can handle any and all food needs, with creative menus suitable to many tastes. For sample menus or exactly what you desire.

Please contact Chef Harvey at the Point: 845-647-3625.

And possibly vegetables/herbs, etc., right from our own inside raised veggie beds in the Dome or outside garden, depending, of course, on the season.

P.S. FOR MORE lengthy INFO ON KEN’S PAST FASTING RETREATS, AND LESSONS LEARNED, SEE BELOW RENTALS WHCH FOLLOWS

RENTALS RENTALS RENTALS

There are various possibilities, now and then, for monthly room rentals in the MAIN HOUSE: rent range from $350 to $500, plus security. PLEASE call 845-647-3625 for available space for rent.

(See Main House under Facilities)

Two LOG CABINS are available, especially from May 15th to Oct 15th, when the two seasonal bathhouses are open. Great for individuals seeking

quiet/silence/nature experiences, and for couples/friends (2-3 people). $60/nite, withminimum of 2 nites (See Log Cabins under Facilities)

The LODGE has many options for rental purposes. (See Lodge under Facilities)

GREAT for MEET-UP Groups, with special arrangements.

-FULL LODGE for small groups (2-9 people, plus more, depending on whether there

are couples/friends, or individual needs.

Inquire about prices.

-Four separate dormitory-style bedrooms, with access to kitchen/living room.

Note below there is a Far-Red Detoxification Sauna, whereby one sweats from 2 inches WITHIN because of the ultraviolet rays penetrating the body, and not just externally as in a regular sauna (the photo to the left below behind the queen bed). Sessions are usually one hour and the charge is negotiable, depending on the number of folks using it at the same time. GREAT DETOX!

$40/nite each; min 2 nites, with weekly/monthly discounts.

NOTE: For LARGER groups/schools/corporations/etc. we can COMBINE many of our structures together to accommodate about 20-22 people

Lodge + 2 log cabins + RV + Motor Home + camping + Main House (cubbies), especially during spring, summer and fall, with open bathhouses.

OF IMPORTANCE: Our own Point Chef Harvey can handle any and all food needs, with creative menus suitable to many tastes. For sample menus or exactly what you desire, please contact Point Chef Harvey at the Point: 845-647-3625. And possibly vegetables/herbs, etc., right from our own inside raised veggie beds in the Dome or outside garden, depending, of course, other season.

In addition to lodging in either the Lodge or two cabins, our very own Chef Harvey
offers three FOOD options: B&B; or, D&D; or both B&B plus D&D:

B&B (Bed and Breakfast) Option: our chef Harvey buys, prepares, cooks, and cleans up, in the Lodge kitchen/eating quarters. $6/person

D&D (Dinner and Drumming), in the Lodge kitchen/eating quarters. $12/person

Both B&D AND D&D, in the Lodge kitchen/eating quarters. $15/person

We just need to be informed of your desires beforehand. 845-647-3625.

RV and MOTOR HOME

-Each lodges 3-4 people comfortably. $75/nite each one; min 2 nites.

Please review the approximate FLOOR PLAN of our gorgeous Motor Home:

Ford 32′-7″ Class C Motorhome

Ford® E-450 Chassis

See RV/MotorHome under Facilities)

CAMPING

Generally $30/nite/tent; 2 nite min (May 15th to Oct 15 with seasonal bathhouses: but can camp at other times upon request and approval)

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MORE ON RETREATS: Ken’s EXPERIENCES in Florida and LESSONS learned:

Years ago I used to go to Hollywood, Florida, usually the first two weeks in Dec.

While there I would fast, whether water or veggie broth, and add fast walking on the beach-front boardwalk.

However, also included would be a deep tissue massage every other night along with a colonic every other night (something every night).

I would lie on the floor for hours, in great silence, emptying my mind as much as possible, and THEN gentle stretching of every part of the body. I call it the Zen of Deep relaxation.

And some serious reading in between, usually some spiritual treatise.

After two weeks I would return looking and feeling 20 years younger, or so my family and friends would say.

I recall those days with wondrous amazement.

I was on track to easily reach 100 or more. And I wanted to share that experience with others. I did somewhat but not enough for my desires. AND I got off the track!!!

SO . . . here I am, back in the same groove.

Something (Absolute Reality?) has literally taken over my body-mind and led it to do all sorts of unusual things, at all sorts of unusual and regular hours.

It’s very hard to describe. A video might be better. But none here now.

So, here are some components:

1. Crucial: FASTING or greatly cut back on food intake. I have found the extra weight (fat) does not allow one to be extremely sensitized to the arising bodily sensations while pursuing what I am talking about.

2. Much SILENCE, along with time to empty the mind (consciousness) as much as possible=can be very difficult!! Where the hell do our thoughts come from? Can you STOP having thoughts? Try it and write me.

3. Utilizing every transformative modalitiy you can imagine or read about (see Growthworks: 150 Transformtive Experiences in a new website: www.newagecenter.org(partially constructed). HOWEVER, the idea here is SELF–Healing, not going to an outside practitioner with high bills, in some cases.

4. Such as:

a) Foot/Hand/Ear reflexology.

b) Rolfing the body with your OWN hands/fingers/fists and using other parts of your body for this purpose. for example, one foot can trace the various meridians on the other leg, with great force if done properly; or, the hand can squeeze firmly and at length the soft tissue between the neck and the outside of the shoulder. Released heat and tingling sensations are a sure sign that energy is moving somewhere: watch and be aware! Deeply rubbing the leg and you might find the neck self-adjusting, “unwinding.”

c) Gentle stretching with MINDFULNES (see

Full Catastrophe Living; and, Wherever YouGo,There You Are, both by Jon Kabat-Zinn).

This can require many hours as different parts of the body will need more attention than others. And with more extension, more relaxation.

d) Combination of gentle (meditative) and fast

walking for needed physical exercise and weight loss.

e) For me, spiritual reading in between is crucial to bring the whole body-mind-spirit into the picture. And, for me, the reading of the MYSTICS, adds a dimension that might trigger

some sort of initial awakening experience, a unitive sense of Oneness. See: History of Mysticism, by S. Abhayananda. Or, obviously, other types of uplifting inspirations.

f) And prayer, continuously desiring that the GRACE of Absolute Consciousness be given to you (even though it has ALREADY been given, if one just identifies with the One and not with the manifestations of Maya). Shankara, in History of Mysticism, pages 187-196, says much on this subject: highly recommended.

IN SUMMARY, if anyone might be interested in the this type of retreat, PLEASE notify me to be placed on a WAITING LIST. When a sufficient number has been reached, I will contact you with more info and details. zenpollinger@gmail.com