Soyuzivka Health and Wellness Retreats

Self Care is not Selfish! It’s a necessity in todays fast tracked world!

thank you for another great weekend!

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Celebrate the Gifts of the Forest- A Wild Mushroom Foraging Retreat for Health and Wellness" happened this past weekend. Soyuzivka was not only a mushroom paradise but also a place where some old friends reunited and many new friends were made!

Feeling that pleasant soreness after taking Stephanie K "s Gentle Yoga Class and Lucianna's Yin/Yoga Nidre Class this weekend! Both offerings were Amazing! Jax even jumped in on the session! Feel free to contact them directly to enlighten us with further classes during these winter months! Many thanks!

Just two weeks before our next "Friluftspiv" celebration at Soyuzivka Heritage Center on Dec.4-6, 2020. Join us to Embrace the Winter and learn how we can adapt and do more things outdoors than you've done in the past and improve your overall health with us!

For all of you who hold a special place in their hearts for Soyuzivka heritage center so we can continue having retreats and more please consider donating via our Rekindle the Magic of Soyuzivka online auction. There are so many cool items to bid on!

Sunset aromatherapy yoga on Veslelka Patio with Stephanie at Welcoming the Light of the Harvest Moon Retreat on Friday evening

Welcoming the Light of the Harvest Moon- a Retreat for Health and Wellness at Soyuzivka Heritage Center last weekend was a truly amazing experience. The mushrooms were abundant. And classes were held outdoors as much as possible. We missed so many of you due to these difficult times but we plan to continue to create opportunities for outdoor healthy activities throughout the seasons!

Please read the following letter and send in your personal memory. It will be an amazing gift to help Keeping Soyuzivka Alive so we can continue having events like these pictured below. Some call it Soyuzivka, some call it The Q. I call it home. It’s been a little over six months since Covid-19 paused our world as we know it. ... As COVID-19 continues to spread, the future has never felt so unpredictable. For nonprofits and businesses everywhere, plans for sustainability have been replaced by strategies for survivability. These are challenging times for us all. Our beloved Soyuzivka Heritage Center has faced many such challengesbut never as severe as the one this pandemic has created Never in a million years did I think I would miss a festival or Labor Day at The Q. Or that the camps we all grew up going to and making the best memories at would be cancelled. The absence of these events over the past few months has left a feeling of emptiness inside all of us. This summer has me thinking about perspective and how we should never take a place like this for granted. To my Soyuzivka family, I come to you asking the question: What does Soyuzivka mean to you? With your help I would love to put together a video montage reflecting on what Soyuzivka means to YOU. How were you introduced to The Q? What was your first memory of The Q? What is your favorite memory of Suzy-Q? Etc What do we need from you? 15-30 second clip of you answering the question What does Soyuzivka mean to you. Once recorded, please upload through wetransfer.com and send your video to [email protected] Please attach your name and email address in the message box. Have fun with it! If you’re a Plastyn feel free to wear your Odno Stri. If you’re a dancer toss on your costumes! Etc I look forward to working on this project and hearing all your memories. -Andrij Lazirko PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH FRIENDS

Join us for another wonderful Health & Wellness Retreat: Welcoming the Light of the Harvest Moon Friday October 2- Sunday October 4, 2020 - Tentative Itiner...ary Friday October 2: 4:00- Your room is guaranteed for arrival Check in 6:00-7:00 Under the Harvest Moon Yoga Relaxation Class- Pool side or TBA 7:15 Orientation- OUTDOOR dining area under the heatlamps 7:30-8:30 Dinner-Seasonal Fare with Mushroom/Vegetarian Dining Options. 9:00- 10:00 Group session: Herbs of the Moon Saturday October 3: 8:00-9:00 Yoga Yin Class - Morning Stretch with Stephanie 9:00-10:00 Breakfast/ Gluten free alternatives will be available 11:30-12:30 Qigong with Martha C. - (Chi Kung) means cultivating energy, it is a system practiced for health maintenance, healing and increasing vitality. 12:30-1:30 Seasonal Lunch - organic healthy choices - nutrient dense whole foods 2:30-4:30 Wild Mushrooms- Guided Foray/ Meditation Hike 5:00-6:00 Healthy Happy Hour: Enjoy a Pumpkin Pie Martini or some Warm Mead 6:00-6:45 Sweet Dreams - Yoga Wind Down- Restorative yoga for restful sleep 7:30-8:30 Fall Harvest Farm to Table Dinner- seasonal eating menu TBA 9:00-10:00 Night walk- Harvest Moon Illusion-Charge your Crystals in the Moon light! Sunday October 4 ,2020 8:30-9:30 Refresh with Gentle Yoga Flow or Qigong Vorochta Lawn or TBA 9:00-10:00- Breakfast Take Out or outdoors option- 9:30 Liturgy 12:00 Checkout Cost includes room, 5 delicious meals, all activities 2 nights double occupancy: $250 plus tax , Single occupancy: $325 plus tax All Retreat Participants restricted to rooms blocked for Retreat- 2 day stay

We missed all those who wanted to be with us at the Celebration of the Honey Savior- New Beginnings Health and Wellness Retreat at SuzyQ this past weekend. Take a look at our Restorative/yin class poolside. We even did pool yoga for the first time. We made our oberihs or guardians of our lives during our creative session.And to top it off we had our first honey tasting with pairings during Heathy Happy Hour in Celebration of the Feast of the Honey Savior.

We’re getting ready to celebrate the Feast of the Honey Bee (Medovij Spas) & New Beginnings at Soyuzivka Heritage Center this weekend on August 14-16. Come join us for this health and wellness experience!

Here is the tentative schedule for the Feast of the Honey Savior- New Beginnings Retreat for Health and Wellness at Soyuzivka Heritage Center next week. It will be a weekend dedicated to self care and the honeybee!

The Rhythms of Summer Gypsy dancing class at the Bluberry Moon Retreat last week , led by Dianna S was especially a blast!

Check out the highlights of last weeks’ Blueberry Moon Health and Wellness retreat at SuzyQ. Great outdoor classes with Stephanie, some poolside, chef Andrij’s summer Farm to Table menu was fabulous as usual. Nature qigong with Martha was amazing and DIY unique face masks with Larysa D were fun and beautiful. The Celebration of the Honey Savior(Медовий Спас)-A time for New Beginnings is scheduled for next week on August 14-16, 2020. Details to follow. Come if you’re ready!

Blueberry Moon-When All Things Ripen is just around the corner! Here is a peek at our amazing instructors: Stephanie Kromhout- our yoga director and meditation hike leader Martha Cheo- Nature Qigong instructor Dianna Shmerykowsky- "Rhythms of Summer"dance instructor Come join us if you are ready!

Blueberry Moon is just a half moon away! It will be an entirely OUTDOOR Event planned to respect social distancing requirements yet allow you to participate in these self care activities that we all need!

Celebrating the Summer Solstice at Soyuzivka Heritage Center

MidSummer Dream Retreat Kupala Song and Wreath Weaving

This was worth reposting! A phenomenal qigong class on the riverbed at Soyuzivka Heritage Center. Please see information below if you inquired and would like to continue taking virtual classes and become a student of qigong with Martha Cheo during the summer.

We are happy to share that our Green Holidays Virtual Retreat turned out to be a wonderful experience! We had over 50 participants sign up and committed to taking an active role in their selfcare ,wellness and health maintenance. During these difficult times of social isolation, our goal was to provide guidance in a variety of yoga styles, qigong and meditation to enhance wellbeing with a choice of 6 amazing instructors as close to home at Soyuzivka Heritage Center as we co...uld manage. Also, an added highlight was a social hour with Ando and Chef Andrij to remind everyone of the generous service Soyuzivka provides to all of us at our Retreats and well as personal vacations. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE DONATIONS!!!. These donations will help to aide Soyuzivka during this critical seasonal period when they endeavor to open the resort under restrictions mandated by the State. *** The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the local economy and many of the participants who support our retreats for Health and Wellness to a near standstill. During this unprecedented challenge, we will endeavor to continue to make our community activities free to everyone at The Soyuzivka Health and Wellness Retreats because we feel our most critical mission is to provide functional positive activity for the betterment of health and wellness to our like-minded communities. If you believe support for the maintenance of this exquisite venue is vital, especially during this crisis, please donate. https://paypal.me/SuzyQDonations?locale.x=en_US Thank you for your support of the Soyuzivka Heritage Center and Health and Wellness Retreats. See more

Here are a few snapshots of Soyuzivka Retreats for Health and Wellness from previous years. See if you can find yourself! Please support the Soyuzivka Heritage Center and Soyuzivka Health and Wellness Retreat Center The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the local economy and many of the participants who support our retreats for Health and Wellness to a near standstill. During this unprecedented challenge, we will endeavor to continue to make our community activities free to ...everyone at The Soyuzivka Health and Wellness Retreats because we feel our most critical mission is to provide functional positive activity for the betterment of health and wellness to our like-minded communities. If you believe support for the maintenance of this exquisite venue is vital, especially during this crisis, please donate. https://paypal.me/SuzyQDonations?locale.x=en_US You can also send your tax deductible donation as a check to: Ukrainian National Foundation P.O. Box 529 Kerhonkson, NY 12446 Thank you for your support of the Soyuzivka Heritage Center and Health and Wellness Retreats. See more

These amazing instructors will all be presenting classes this weekend at the Green Holidays Virtual Retreat for Health and Wellness. Sign up today and zoom in with us!

Come Join Us to Celebrate Green Holidays Virtual Gathering A Retreat for Health & Wellness At Soyuzivka Heritage Center May 23-24,2020

This was one of the best qigong classes!

Ahhh!...Remember Last Spring Retreat? You're all invited to join us again for: Green Holidays Virtual Retreat - MAY 23,2020- first one of its kind !! Stay tuned to Soyuzivka Health and Wellness Retreats page for more information to come.

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Hello my VIP Friends, The Lighten Up- Celebrate the Spring Retreat is being postponed and rescheduled tentatively for Memorial Day Weekend which is May 22-24, 2020. It will celebrate the Green Holidays season where people have preserved the ancient tradition of decorating their homes (and themselves! As per photo) with grasses and greenery, fragrant plants and wildflowers, birch, linden and oak branches weaving flower wreaths as symbols of green empowerment. It is a... time of renewal and celebration of earth around us. We still plan the Greet the Summer Solstice on June 26-28, 2020 where the theme will be more geared toward Ivana Kupala, optional gypsy dancing and the like. So mark your calendars and save these dates. It will great to see all of you then. At this time when we are being called to make some major lifestyle changes for the good of all, we need to be resilient. My suggestions are to resist sitting on the couch and search out some of the things you love but may not have had time to do before. -Use antiviral essential oils like Eucalyptus, Clary Sage, Cinnamon, Thieves, and others when you go to the market. See this: https://www.facebook.com/thejointenglewood/videos/544973669453984/ -Plant a garden. - Get outside and hike around with your family. -Eat better. Add more raw garlic, onions, dill and other herbs to your diet. - Exchange one cup of coffee for one cup of herbal tea (echinacea, linden, nettles) with honey everyday. -Take Stephanie’s guidedlovingkindnessmeditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5RVSx3t-w4 . You can do it remotely- just have to discipline yourself to give yourself to calm your body. Finally, keep the faith, accentuate the positive, tap into your creativity, and looking forward to seeing all of you in May. Stay strong,with love, Petrusia See more

January31-February 2, 2020

All those that attended missed the rest of you at this experimental Weekend of Wonder where we welcomed Winter! It was full of surprises and we plan to add even more light to our Snow Moon Retreat on Jan 31- Feb 2,2020. Happy Winter everybody!

Its not too late to Detox and Chill before the big Holidays come!

Weekend itinerary

Foray into Health and Wellness - A Fall Equinox Retreat with Mushrooms, Moons, and More Friday, Sept 20th Sunday, Sept 22nd, 2019

Some of the mushrooms from the weekend.

Good memories from the Foray for Health and Wellness- A retreat with Mushrooms Moon and More...

Healthy Happy Hour on the Tiki at the Foray for Health and Wellness Retreat- Mushrooms, Moons and More...

Reiki and Raindrop therapy with Nira Wellness & Yoga.

Dreaming about mushrooms last night....