Upcoming Events

Autumn in New England is a time of transformation and transition. Sitting between the long, steamy days of summer and winter’s shorter and crisper days resides the fall—the ideal time to reset, slow down, and reconnect with yourself for a deeper sense of calm. In this three-day event dedicated to restoration, you'll nurture your mind, body, and spirit amidst the uplifting seasonal splendor of the Berkshires. Delve into unique presentations and yoga practices led by your favorite Canyon Ranch experts. No experience is required!

In addition to this event, you can enjoy all of the daily activities that Lenox, MA offers. Explore our sample schedule.

Experience two experts from Canyon Ranch Lenox during this three-day retreat.

Dan Marko, MA
Senior Spiritual Wellness Provider
Dan helps guests explore how developing or deepening a spiritual practice can enhance personal and professional relationships. He provides individual consultations, group lectures, and workshops at Canyon Ranch Lenox.

More than 40 years ago, Dan began his wellness career as a certified personal trainer. He went on to study and practice massage therapy. He is also a 200-hour registered yoga teacher, completed NAMA-approved Ayurveda coursework, and studied the Andean mystic traditions.

This background and Dan’s formal study of contemplative psychology and consciousness have uniquely prepared him to guide our guests on their spiritual wellness journey. He helps others achieve a higher level of self-awareness and teaches them how positive lifestyle choices can improve their quality of life.

Dan has taught locally and internationally and led mindfulness and mind-body lecture series outside of Canyon Ranch Lenox. His favorite pastimes are foraging, running, traveling, and spending time on the water.

Holly Benzenhafer, PhD, MDiv, MSc
Spiritual Wellness Provider
Holly is dedicated to helping guests at Canyon Ranch Lenox explore the deep meaning of their lives. Through individual, couple, family, or group sessions, she creates a safe space for guests where they may attune and attend places of spiritual pain and healing to find pathways to a life of intention, joy, and connection.

Before finding her way to Canyon Ranch in Lenox, Holly worked first as a sociology professor for ten years in Mississippi and then as an instructor and vocational mentor at Boston University School of Theology. In private practice as a spiritual director and counselor, Holly served healthcare and academic professionals, clergy, and graduate students in the Boston area. As an ordained minister, she has served congregations in the Boston area and worked in interfaith and inter/intra-spiritual contexts.

Holly specializes in devising creative healing experiences tailored to individual needs—whether that happens within a traditional consultation setting or through spiritual retreats and workshops. She is trained in healing breath exercises, labyrinth work, life-weaving practices, guided intoning and vocal sounding, dream work methods, and devising unique rituals and sacred healing spaces. Whether you are going through a life transition such as a divorce, loss, retirement, or gender identification, Holly’s compassion, and experience can help you process grief and change.

Thursday, September 21

10:00 am: Chakra Balancing Flow
Balance your energy with this invigorating yoga flow incorporating individual poses specifically designed to balance and stimulate each of the seven chakras.

2:00 pm: Fall Flow Yoga
Fall is a powerful time of transition. Learn to shift your yoga routine to connect and align with each season's qualities. Explore a yoga practice of warming postures and breathwork to embrace change and find harmony.

7:00 pm: The Yin Within
Join an acupuncturist and herbalist in exploring Chinese medicine and the female aspect, or Yin. Discuss basic constitutional types and learn how to treat female health issues effectively.

Friday, September 22

8:00 am: Sun Salutations
Greet the sun in 25 minutes, linking 12 postures to stimulate heat in the body. An intermediate flow.

9:00 am: Yoga For Coping With Cancer
Set intentions, move, breathe and visualize. A simple, evidence-based practice that may reduce pain, fatigue, lymphedema, neuropathy, anxiety, and insomnia for cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers in search of self-care on their healing journey.

10:00 am: Hands-On Cooking: Energizing Snacks
With delicious options, snack time is a great time to curb cravings and balance your nutrition to keep you fueled between meals. Avoid mid-morning or afternoon crashes by controlling blood sugar. Sign up: CR App or with a Wellness Guide, Ext. 55423. Additional fees apply.

11:00 am: Mindfulness Meditation Workshop
Learn how to use mindfulness meditation to enhance your peace of mind. A life management therapist guides you through various meditation practices for stress reduction. Find the best fit for you. Sign up: CR App or with a Wellness Guide, Ext. 55423. Additional fees apply.

5:00 pm: Meditation
Learn techniques to help reduce stress, increase mindfulness, calm your mind, and help your body relax.

Saturday, September 23

10:00 am: Ashtanga Yoga
Experience this style of yoga based on eight principles, consisting of a series of poses executed in swift succession combined with deep and controlled breathing.

12:00 pm: Aerial Hammock Yoga Clinic
Work on your core strength in standing poses and inversions using a fabric hammock suspended from the ceiling. Sign up: CR App or with a Wellness Guide, Ext. 55423. Additional fees apply.

1:00 pm: Laughter Yoga
Bring out your inner child through playful yoga asanas and laughter! This fun yoga practice improves your mood, energy, and immune system.

5:00 pm: Autumnal Equinox Yoga Practice and Labyrinth Walk
Connect with the energies of the autumnal equinox through a beautiful yoga practice and bring your intentions and awareness into a meditative labyrinth walk and fire ceremony.