Events schedule

Yoga for Every Body

Tues, May 23rd, 5:30-6:30pm

Join Renee for a gentle & slow yoga class focused on alignment, connection to breath, and stress reduction. No experience required – all are welcome! Adjustments can be made for all physical levels. Spaces are limited and registration is required by emailing renee@uplandscenter.org. Classes are donation-based, and all proceeds go directly toward The Uplands’ mission.

Plant Walk

Saturday May 27th, 1-4pm

Kick-off Memorial Day Weekend with the Andes Garden Club for an afternoon plant walk with Marguerite Uhlmann-Bower.  On this walk we will help you familiarize yourself with some of the plants that grow in our region, their medicinal benefits, nutritional value, and culinary uses, as well as our relationship with these plants, how to find, identify and forage responsibly. Marguerite will lead the walk, stopping to identify and discuss different plants along the route. Following the 1.5-2 hour outdoor session, we will continue inside to receive some information about the plants we saw. Marguerite will also share some of the dishes that she’s prepared for us using some of these plants, as well as recipes that you can take home.  Discussion is welcome at this time.  The event will conclude with a meditation of thanks and gratitude.

$15 materials and instructor fee

Registration here

Create your Future       

Saturday June 17th, 8:30 – 4:30pm

The Uplands Center in Walton, NY is hosting Sarah Williford & Nicholas Amrit Nam Singh  for a day of breath-work, writing and movement to uncover your deepest potential. This one day reset is created to help you to find inner peace, gain clarity, and move through obstacles so that you can live the future you intend to.  Sarah is a Holistic Management teacher and practitioner living in Franklin NY, helping empower people through regenerating their land and their lives using tools of Holistic Management since 2009. A long-time resident of upstate New York, Amrit Nam is  an outdoor lover, coldwater enthusiast and yoga teacher certified in Ashtanga and Kundalini Yoga. His passion with teaching is to help people gain a sense of the connection between their breath, their body and their mind so that they may better share their own unique greatness with the world. 

$30 registration fee for instruction and materials

What to expect: We will be using tools of individual and group mindfulness exercises as well as writing exercises. You will bring home tools and practices from this intro-level course

How to prepare: Please bring a bag lunch, a journal or paper and a writing utensil. Please wear comfortable, loose fitting clothes.

How to register: email sarahmwilliford@gmail.com with your interest, and you’ll be provided with payment link. 

Women’s Circle

Thursday June 29, 5:30-7pm

Gather up the amazing resource of spending intentional time with other women! You’ll walk away feeling restored by connection to each other within a safe community. We’ll gather, breathe, move, reflect and connect… and this month, we’ll enjoy a potluck together! To register email chelsea@chelseafrisbee.com. It’s free!

Birding by Sound

Sat, July 8th, 10-11:30am

Join The Uplands’ Environmental Director for a stroll through woodlands and meadows while listening to the chorus of birdsong! You’ll learn tips on how to recognize certain species by their songs and calls, and hear some fun facts about these fascinating creatures. A great activity for the whole family! Please register in advance by emailing renee@uplandscenter.org. It’s free!

Land History Walk

Sat, July 15th, 10am-12pm

In partnership with Catskills Forestry Association, we present a walk through field and forest to explore history of the land. The Catskill Region’s forests have been shaped immensely by the land use history of our recent, and also very distant past. Some trees only grew here because of the actions of the people who came before us. We will walk through a forest describing the trees around us and point out the obvious, and sometimes very subtle clues that indicate what happened here more than 200 years ago to cause this tree to sprout. We will also discuss how our current actions (or lack thereof) will shape the forests of the future and what that might mean for people, wildlife, forest health, and forest history to come.

Registration through CFA website

Forest Bathing

Sat, August 5, 10-11:30am

“Forest Bathing” is the practice of deliberately observing and interacting with nature using all of our senses. It is a meditative act involving letting go of past and future, being a witness to the present moment, and deepening our relationship with nature by careful and slow observation. Email renee@uplandscenter.org to register your spot on this mindful walk through The Uplands’ woods.

Community Hike

Sat, Sept 2, 11am-12pm

Join us for a guided hike on The Upland’s Brook trail! We’ll pass through a meadow, down into the forest, and up a rushing brook to a scenic waterfall. Our trails are not normally open to the public, so this is your chance to explore some of the best hiking in Delaware County! RSVP by emailing renee@uplandscenter.org.

Community Farm-to-Table Dinner

Sun, Sept 17th, 4-6pm

Join The Uplands Center’s Agricultural Director & garden crew for a farm-to-table dinner! During this 2-hour event, we will tour the garden, learn about permaculture, harvest produce, watch a cooking demonstration led by the Uplands’ chef, and enjoy a meal together! The event is free, but space is limited. Please RSVP by emailing renee@uplandscenter.org.