{"events":[{"id":74471,"global_id":"himalayaninstitute.org?id=74471","global_id_lineage":["himalayaninstitute.org?id=74471"],"author":"6186","status":"publish","date":"2025-07-15 11:29:19","date_utc":"2025-07-15 15:29:19","modified":"2025-07-16 14:27:26","modified_utc":"2025-07-16 18:27:26","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/event\/hi-buffalos-fall-getaway-weekend-oct-2025\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/74471","title":"HI Buffalo\u2019s Fall Getaway Weekend in Honesdale, PA","description":"

Featuring: Instructors from HI Honesdale and HI Buffalo \u2014 Greg Capitolo (HI\u2019s President), Mary Gail Sovik, Tracy Draksic, Julia Davis-Voss, and Kirtan (live music) with Nema Nyar<\/p>\n

Join your friends from HI Buffalo for a no-tricks, all-treats Halloween weekend at the Institute\u2019s main campus and retreat center in Honesdale, PA, voted the #1 Retreat Center by USA Today for three consecutive years.<\/p>\n

Our trips to the Poconos are always extraordinary, but this year promises to be even more incredible. Just being on HI\u2019s serene 400-acre wooded campus is good for the soul\u2014being in nature, exploring the walking and hiking trails, sitting by the pond, meditating in the Sri Vidya shrine, enjoying healthy, freshly prepared vegetarian meals, perhaps getting a massage, and let\u2019s not forget the Moka coffee and chocolate factory! But that\u2019s just the beginning. Nourish \u2013 Ground \u2013 Restore \u2013 that\u2019s what this getaway is all about, and we have a fantastic ensemble of teachers and programs to help us achieve just that.<\/p>\n

Surrounded by a supportive community, our weekend together features reflective discussions, guided asana (suitable for all levels), breathwork, and relaxation to cultivate a deep sense of calm and well-being. Enjoy \u201cmocktails\u201d upon arrival, kirtan (live music) on Saturday night, and a magical closing fire ceremony on the Sound of Music Hill (weather permitting).<\/p>\n

Points to ponder:<\/h5>\n
    \n
  • How do we restore and maintain our vibrant nature, regardless of life\u2019s circumstances?<\/li>\n
  • What are we not seeing because we\u2019re seeing what we\u2019re seeing? (It\u2019s a conundrum!)<\/li>\n
  • Where can we soften to gain more clarity and strength?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    …Answers to these questions and more will be revealed at this retreat! Join us, won\u2019t you?<\/p>\n

    Tuition:<\/strong> EARLY BIRD $199 (plus accommodations) when you register by September 30, 2025
    \n(save $50\u2014regular price: $249). Booked with HI Buffalo<\/p>\n

    Accommodations:<\/strong> Starting at $120\/night (includes meals). Booked with the HI Retreat Center\/Honesdale, PA<\/p>\n

    Questions?<\/strong> Please call us at (716) 883-2223 or email info@hibuffalo.org \u2013 We\u2019re happy to help.<\/p>\n

    Need a ride?<\/strong> If you live in the WNY area and are looking to ride-share, please let us know! We\u2019ll do our best to connect you with travel buddies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","excerpt":"","slug":"hi-buffalos-fall-getaway-weekend-oct-2025","image":{"url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hib-fall-getaway-featured.jpg","id":74472,"extension":"jpg","width":710,"height":330,"filesize":159480,"sizes":{"medium":{"width":300,"height":139,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":21846,"url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hib-fall-getaway-featured-300x139.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":10318,"url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hib-fall-getaway-featured-150x150.jpg"},"blog-large":{"width":669,"height":272,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":86833,"url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hib-fall-getaway-featured-669x272.jpg"},"blog-medium":{"width":320,"height":202,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":31550,"url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hib-fall-getaway-featured-320x202.jpg"},"recent-posts":{"width":700,"height":330,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":124723,"url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hib-fall-getaway-featured-700x330.jpg"},"recent-works-thumbnail":{"width":66,"height":66,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":2722,"url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hib-fall-getaway-featured-66x66.jpg"},"fusion-200":{"width":200,"height":93,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":10076,"url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hib-fall-getaway-featured-200x93.jpg"},"fusion-400":{"width":400,"height":186,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":37546,"url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hib-fall-getaway-featured-400x186.jpg"},"fusion-600":{"width":600,"height":279,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":80025,"url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hib-fall-getaway-featured-600x279.jpg"},"portfolio-one":{"width":540,"height":272,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":69987,"url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hib-fall-getaway-featured-540x272.jpg"},"portfolio-two":{"width":460,"height":295,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":62884,"url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hib-fall-getaway-featured-460x295.jpg"},"portfolio-three":{"width":300,"height":214,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":30238,"url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hib-fall-getaway-featured-300x214.jpg"},"portfolio-five":{"width":177,"height":142,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":12092,"url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/hib-fall-getaway-featured-177x142.jpg"}}},"all_day":false,"start_date":"2025-10-31 16:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"10","day":"31","hour":"16","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2025-11-02 12:30:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"11","day":"02","hour":"12","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2025-10-31 20:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"10","day":"31","hour":"20","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2025-11-02 17:30:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"11","day":"02","hour":"17","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_abbr":"EDT","cost":"$249","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":["249"]},"website":"","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":32593,"author":"6","status":"publish","date":"2015-11-11 17:50:16","date_utc":"2015-11-11 21:50:16","modified":"2025-03-25 09:53:03","modified_utc":"2025-03-25 13:53:03","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/venue\/himalayan-institute-retreat-center\/","venue":"Himalayan Institute Retreat Center","description":"

    For more than 40\u00a0years, the Himalayan Institute Retreat Center has been a destination for people seeking inspiration and aspiring to restore inner balance. It is a gathering place for seekers wishing to study the ancient traditions of yoga and to deepen the connection between themselves and the world around them. Here you can enjoy our peaceful campus, taking time out from the habitual distractions and bustle of everyday life to relax and renew.<\/p>","slug":"himalayan-institute-retreat-center","image":{"url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Campus-Front-HRES-112015-1.jpg","id":42824,"extension":"jpg","width":2048,"height":1365,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Campus-Front-HRES-112015-1-150x150.jpg"},"medium":{"width":300,"height":200,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Campus-Front-HRES-112015-1-300x200.jpg"},"large":{"width":1024,"height":683,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Campus-Front-HRES-112015-1-1024x683.jpg"},"blog-large":{"width":669,"height":272,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Campus-Front-HRES-112015-1-669x272.jpg"},"blog-medium":{"width":320,"height":202,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Campus-Front-HRES-112015-1-320x202.jpg"},"portfolio-full":{"width":940,"height":400,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Campus-Front-HRES-112015-1-940x400.jpg"},"portfolio-one":{"width":540,"height":272,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Campus-Front-HRES-112015-1-540x272.jpg"},"portfolio-two":{"width":460,"height":295,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Campus-Front-HRES-112015-1-460x295.jpg"},"portfolio-three":{"width":300,"height":214,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Campus-Front-HRES-112015-1-300x214.jpg"},"portfolio-five":{"width":177,"height":142,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Campus-Front-HRES-112015-1-177x142.jpg"},"recent-posts":{"width":700,"height":441,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Campus-Front-HRES-112015-1-700x441.jpg"},"recent-works-thumbnail":{"width":66,"height":66,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Campus-Front-HRES-112015-1-66x66.jpg"},"fusion-200":{"width":200,"height":133,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Campus-Front-HRES-112015-1-200x133.jpg"},"fusion-400":{"width":400,"height":267,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Campus-Front-HRES-112015-1-400x267.jpg"},"fusion-600":{"width":600,"height":400,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Campus-Front-HRES-112015-1-600x400.jpg"},"fusion-800":{"width":800,"height":533,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Campus-Front-HRES-112015-1-800x533.jpg"},"fusion-1200":{"width":1200,"height":800,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Campus-Front-HRES-112015-1-1200x800.jpg"}}},"address":"952 Bethany Tpke","city":"Honesdale","country":"United States","state":"PA","zip":"18431","phone":"(570) 253-5551","website":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org","stateprovince":"PA","geo_lat":41.6525324,"geo_lng":-75.2991455,"show_map":false,"show_map_link":true,"global_id":"himalayaninstitute.org?id=32593","global_id_lineage":["himalayaninstitute.org?id=32593"]},"organizer":[{"id":70291,"author":"6186","status":"publish","date":"2023-05-16 12:11:06","date_utc":"2023-05-16 16:11:06","modified":"2025-07-15 11:35:20","modified_utc":"2025-07-15 15:35:20","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/presenter\/jackie-bogdan\/","organizer":"Jackie Bogdan","description":"

    Jackie\u2019s journey with yoga began in 1992 at the Himalayan Institute of Buffalo, and she quickly found herself drawn deeper into the practice. From 1994 to 1997, she and her husband, Jim, had the unique opportunity to live and study at the Himalayan Institute\u2019s home campus in Honesdale, PA. It was there that Jackie embraced yoga not just as a physical practice, but as a holistic lifestyle\u2014blending hatha yoga, meditation, philosophy, and a deeper sense of well-being into everyday life. Her passion for yoga has only grown since then.<\/p>\n

    In addition to her years of study, Jackie holds a degree in graphic design from Buffalo State College. She\u2019s a certified E-500-YT and AYS instructor, and she has been teaching yoga across Western New York for nearly 30 years. Jackie worked at Yoga International magazine for 18 years as a designer and Art Director. In 2013, she took on the role of Center Director at the Himalayan Institute of Buffalo, where she and her fellow instructors continue to support and guide students on their own yoga journeys.<\/p>","slug":"jackie-bogdan","image":{"url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jackie-Bogdan-headshot_350x350_acf_cropped.jpg","id":70293,"extension":"jpg","width":350,"height":350,"filesize":"93850","sizes":{"medium":{"width":300,"height":300,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"27569","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jackie-Bogdan-headshot_350x350_acf_cropped-300x300.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"8659","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jackie-Bogdan-headshot_350x350_acf_cropped-150x150.jpg"},"blog-large":{"width":350,"height":272,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"33315","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jackie-Bogdan-headshot_350x350_acf_cropped-350x272.jpg"},"blog-medium":{"width":320,"height":202,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"21784","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jackie-Bogdan-headshot_350x350_acf_cropped-320x202.jpg"},"recent-works-thumbnail":{"width":66,"height":66,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"2729","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jackie-Bogdan-headshot_350x350_acf_cropped-66x66.jpg"},"fusion-200":{"width":200,"height":200,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"13741","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jackie-Bogdan-headshot_350x350_acf_cropped-200x200.jpg"},"portfolio-one":{"width":350,"height":272,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"33315","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jackie-Bogdan-headshot_350x350_acf_cropped-350x272.jpg"},"portfolio-two":{"width":350,"height":295,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"35148","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jackie-Bogdan-headshot_350x350_acf_cropped-350x295.jpg"},"portfolio-three":{"width":300,"height":214,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"21589","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jackie-Bogdan-headshot_350x350_acf_cropped-300x214.jpg"},"portfolio-five":{"width":177,"height":142,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"9847","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jackie-Bogdan-headshot_350x350_acf_cropped-177x142.jpg"}}},"phone":"(716) 883-2223","website":"https:\/\/hibuffalo.org\/","email":"info@hibuffalo.org","global_id":"himalayaninstitute.org?id=70291","global_id_lineage":["himalayaninstitute.org?id=70291"]}],"custom_fields":[],"is_virtual":false,"virtual_url":null,"virtual_video_source":""},{"id":73153,"global_id":"himalayaninstitute.org?id=73153","global_id_lineage":["himalayaninstitute.org?id=73153"],"author":"6186","status":"publish","date":"2024-09-18 11:48:54","date_utc":"2024-09-18 15:48:54","modified":"2025-10-16 11:55:59","modified_utc":"2025-10-16 15:55:59","url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/event\/awakening-agni-oct-2025\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/himalayaninstitute.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/73153","title":"Awakening Agni","description":"