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Schedule for 2008

September 14th

Become a Better You

Yoga & Meditation Workshop

at the Mankind Center

with Kay Westcott and

Alan Davidson

This 4 hour workshop will teach you how to use yogic principles to better your life thru meditation, chanting, pranic breathing and yoga exercises.  Alan and Kay are examples of they changed their lives for the better using yogic techniques. Become a better you, we did and you can too! 

Cost $55

November 2nd

Yoga & Raw Foods Day Retreat

with Kay Westcott & Nancy Sorenson

Cost $85 early register/
$95 after 10/17/08

Come learn and experience the health benefits of eating raw.    2 hour yoga class followed by 2 hour lecture, demonstration and raw food brunch. 10am to 3pm.

November 8th and 9th

Overnight Camping and Fall Yoga Day Retreat

with Kay Westcott

Cost $115

Experience sleeping on the Earth!  Come pitch your tent, build a campfire, have dinner and watch spiritual cinema.  Optional indoor accomodations $165.  Fall Yoga Day retreat included. Saturday 6pm to Sunday 2pm.

November 9th

Fall Yoga Day Retreat

with Kay Westcott

Cost $65

Get out of the city for a day.  Do yoga as it was originally intended, amougst the beauty of nature.  2 hour yoga class followed by delicious vegetarian brunch. 10am to 2pm.
For Yoga and Meditation Retreats

The Center
Scenic View Retreat Center is located in Anderson, Texas, a little over an hour’s drive northwest from Houston, near Navasota and College Station. The mission of the Center is to provide a quiet and peaceful setting for groups of yoga and meditation practitioners seeking retreat from urban life.

Scenic View Retreat Center sits on a hilltop of seven rural acres in Grimes County, Texas, overlooking the gently rolling hills of a national forest. The center is intimate and simple; with a quiet zen-like atmosphere. Each morning the “scenic view” from the front porch offers inspiring sunrises, while clear nights usher in brilliant moonlight and starry skies.

The center provides retreaters a chance to reconnect with the earth, to become empowered, to heal, to relax and renew your spirit. During your stay enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking, picnics, watch for wildlife and birds, fly kites. Or perhaps take an afternoon nap, read a book or just be present and breathe clean country air. The healing vibration of nature helps regenerate the body, mind and spirit.

Accommodations
Scenic View Retreat Center has ten comfortable futon beds, linens included, in three separate bedrooms. Tent campers are welcome. The center is air conditioned in the summer and heated in the winter. There are one and one-half clean modern bathrooms. A full kitchen is available for preparation of delicious vegetarian meals. Studio space for yoga class accommodates up to ten people.

Retreats
Scenic View Retreat Center is wholly owned by Kay Westcott, a long time yoga instructor in Houston, Texas. The center is available to other yoga and meditation instructors to host retreats they organize. In addition, the center is open to like-minded groups for art, poetry, music retreats and camps. The center is also available, as schedule permits, for personal retreats.

Attend a Retreat

If you wish to attend a retreat, please check the retreat schedule and contact Kay Westcott by email at kaywestcott@sbcglobal.net or telephone 713-729-8285.

Host a Retreat

If you wish to host a retreat, please click “host a retreat” for rental information and assistance on creating a successful retreat.

Tour the Retreat Center

If you would like to visit the center, please email kaywestcott@sbcglobal.net, to schedule your visit and arrange a tour.  Please note that, in general, tours can be arranged on Saturday afternoons and Sundays, before or after our scheduled programs. 


Access to Scenic View Retreat Center.  The center is located in fairly remote country;  Scenic View Drive is a private dirt road.  During recent or heavy rains, access to the center is best with truck, SUV or 4-wheel drive vehicle.  Depending on road conditions, retreaters will be instructed to use an alternative entrance to the center.  By email or cell phone, retreaters will receive weather and road condition updates and instructions.