Where can I relax outside of, but nearby, New York City?
January 28, 2011 7:59 AM Subscribe
I need to get out of Manhattan and spend a weekend in a quiet place specializing in relaxation, meditation and massage. I don't want to travel more than an hour. I have no car. Cost isn't an issue. I just need sanity & isolation. Where to go?
I would love to find some place upstate that can be accessed by train. I'm not a religious or particularly spiritual person, but have been through some major life stress the last few months which is affecting me physically. Several kinds of doctors have recommended I do this, so I'd like for it to be someplace very good for recharging the mental batteries and getting away from the city and the internet. I haven't been in NYC that long so I really don't know the surrounding area. Thanks!
I would love to find some place upstate that can be accessed by train. I'm not a religious or particularly spiritual person, but have been through some major life stress the last few months which is affecting me physically. Several kinds of doctors have recommended I do this, so I'd like for it to be someplace very good for recharging the mental batteries and getting away from the city and the internet. I haven't been in NYC that long so I really don't know the surrounding area. Thanks!
The Omega Institute in Rhinebeck is probably just what you need.
posted by headnsouth at 8:12 AM on January 28, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by headnsouth at 8:12 AM on January 28, 2011 [2 favorites]
You can go camping at Floyd Bennet Field / Gateway Recreation Area.
You can take the MetroNorth to the stop that intersects with the Appalachian Trail.
Your "travel an hour" thing might have to be expanded a bit - it'll barely get you out of the Bronx.
posted by entropone at 8:14 AM on January 28, 2011
You can take the MetroNorth to the stop that intersects with the Appalachian Trail.
Your "travel an hour" thing might have to be expanded a bit - it'll barely get you out of the Bronx.
posted by entropone at 8:14 AM on January 28, 2011
Ditto the Omega Institute. 2 of my friends went a few years ago and loved it. I'm not sure how easy it is to access without a car but maybe someone else from NYC is going and you can share a ride.
posted by victoriab at 8:25 AM on January 28, 2011
posted by victoriab at 8:25 AM on January 28, 2011
Spa Castle! http://nyspacastle.com/eng/main/main.php
posted by auiricle at 9:53 AM on January 28, 2011
posted by auiricle at 9:53 AM on January 28, 2011
I'll second Zen Mountain Monastery, even if it's further than you specified.
posted by OneMonkeysUncle at 10:44 AM on January 28, 2011
posted by OneMonkeysUncle at 10:44 AM on January 28, 2011
Perhaps Ananda Ashram in Monroe, NY: it's a little closer and more accessible to NYC than Omega or Zen Mountain Monastery.
Or a private retreat at Mount Saint Alphonsus in Esopus, NY. Very Beautiful, quite cheap.
posted by Corvid at 11:22 AM on January 28, 2011
Or a private retreat at Mount Saint Alphonsus in Esopus, NY. Very Beautiful, quite cheap.
posted by Corvid at 11:22 AM on January 28, 2011
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posted by bobafet at 8:11 AM on January 28, 2011