Valley Rock inn
Holiday Gift Guide

The Gift of Health & Wellness

Eight Gifts to Choose From

Eight Gifts to Choose From

Discover Your Superpower Through Synchronization

Sync it up! is a two night, three day bohemian luxury, all inclusive, immersion retreat, at Valley Rock Inn. 

January 14th-16th • $995 ( fully booked )
January 17th-19th • $995 ( a few spots remaining )
Februry 14th-16th • $1,195
March 21st-23rd • $1,295

These all-inclusive retreats are being offered at a special price through March. They are typically priced at $2,400.

Sync it Up! in 2025!

Learn to synchronize your heart and brain to activate heart brain coherence.

Learn to synchronize the hemispheres of your brain to activate the whole brain state.

Learn to synchronize your vision
with your beliefs, to bring your vision to life.

Locals affectionately call Valley Rock Market “Michael’s Place” because the owner, Michael Bruno, dines there nearly every day. The food at the market is unmatched in quality for miles around. Grass-fed meat, wild-caught salmon, free-range chicken from Goffle Farm, and organic vegetables are the norm. The market also features Blooming Hill organic mesclun year-round and organic green juice on tap. There’s no better place to embark on your wellness journey than Valley Rock Organic Market & Cafe.

Restorative Sunday
Hike & Yoga - $60

Includes: Organic Green Juice from Valley Rock Organic Market

Treat yourself or someone special to a soothing, rejuvenating experience with our Restorative Sunday Hike & Yoga. This calming half-day retreat is perfect for reducing stress and boosting well-being. Enjoy a guided hike, vinyasa yoga session, and a refreshing organic green juice from Valley Rock Organic Market.

Hike & Forage Adventure followed by Brunch at Valley Rock Inn - $150

Price per person from 2 – 8 people. Make a reservation at any time, based on availability.

Explore the picturesque trails of Harriman State Park and Sterling Forest with a Private Hiking Guide. Tailor your adventure to your fitness level and interests—whether it’s a leisurely woodland walk to forage for mushrooms or a challenging hike with breathtaking views. Afterward, savor a nourishing meal at Valley Rock Cantina.

Personal Training and
Bio Charging Sessions - $150

$150 for a single session.

Valley Rock features a 7,000 sq ft private training facility adjacent to the organic market. Begin the year with a personal trainer who provides expert, tailored guidance to ensure proper techniques, maximize results, and keep you motivated. Enhance your recovery with the BioCharger, which reduces muscle soreness, boosts circulation, and recharges your body at the cellular level. Together, these tools will help you build a solid fitness foundation, maintain consistency, and feel revitalized for the year ahead.

Volts & Amps
Electrical Muscle Stimulation with Bio Charging Sessions - $150

$150 for a single session.

Start the year with Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) workouts combined with the BioCharger for maximum impact. EMS targets muscle fibers more effectively than traditional workouts, improving strength and accelerating results. Pair this with the BioCharger to enhance recovery by reducing muscle soreness, boosting circulation, and recharging your body at the cellular level. These powerful tools help you achieve your fitness goals, stay consistent, and feel energized all year long.

One-on-One Stretching at Valley Rock Massage House - $135

50-minute stretch sessions with Jen Batson
Give the gift of pure relaxation with a personalized stretch session in our massage house. The experience includes therapy balls to release knots in your feet, hips, and shoulders, followed by a full-body Thai Massage Stretch. Finish with a 10-minute energy recharge, leaving you completely relaxed and rejuvenated.

Valley Rock Inn
Gift Card - $100+

Nestled in the Village of Sloatsburg, NY, just 30 miles from the George Washington Bridge and an hour from most of Manhattan, Valley Rock Inn offers a serene escape. Surrounded by 70,000 acres of forever-wild parkland in Harriman State Park and Sterling Forest, with trails and lakes in every direction, it’s the perfect place for adventure, relaxation, and wellness.

Covered Outdoor Dining & Bar

Dinner Thursday – Saturday,
Brunch on Sunday.

Thursday 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Friday 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Saturday 12:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Sunday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Indoor Bar & Dining.

During the summer months The Lodge is available for private parties. It opens in the fall winter for dining.

Dinner Thursday – Saturday

Thursday – Saturday
5:00 – 9:30pm

Thu–Fri 5:00pm-10:00pm

Sat 3:00pm-10:00pm

Sun 11:00am-4:00pm

For Last Minute Reservations:

Call or text 845-500-5549

Online Dining Reservations:

Valley Rock Organic Market:

Tue-Thu 10:00am – 4:00pm
Fri-Sun 10:00am – 5:00pm

Valley Rock Events:

Valley Rock Guest Houses:

General Inquiries:

Driving Directions:

The Cantina & The Market
27 Mill Street, Sloatsburg, New York 10974, USA
(Park in the village parking lot)

The benefits of activating your whole brain state

A synchronized dual-brain hemisphere state—where the left and right hemispheres of the brain are in harmony—can provide numerous benefits for mental, emotional, and even physical functioning. Here’s how it helps

1. Enhanced Creativity and Problem-Solving

  • The left hemisphere excels in logic, language, and analytical thinking, while the right hemisphere specializes in creativity, intuition, and holistic processing.
  • Synchronization enables both hemispheres to work together, combining logic and intuition for more effective problem-solving and innovative thinking.

2. Improved Emotional Balance

  • The right hemisphere is more connected to emotions and the subconscious, while the left often applies reason and interpretation.
  • When synchronized, emotional reactions can be better understood and regulated, reducing stress and increasing emotional resilience.

3. Heightened Focus and Clarity

  • A balanced brain state reduces internal conflict, allowing for clear and focused thinking.
  • Tasks requiring both detailed analysis and creative vision are performed more effectively.

4. Enhanced Learning and Memory

  • Synchronization facilitates communication between the hemispheres through the corpus callosum, improving the brain’s ability to integrate and retain information.
  • It can accelerate learning processes and aid in memory recall by combining logical sequencing with visual and spatial memory.

5. Improved Physical Coordination

  • Motor skills and physical coordination benefit from hemispheric synchronization, as the left hemisphere controls the right side of the body and vice versa.
  • Athletes and performers often train to achieve this balance for optimal performance.

6. Increased Mindfulness and Meditative States

  • Practices like meditation, yoga, or sound therapy often aim to synchronize hemispheres, creating a state of flow or heightened awareness.
  • This can reduce overthinking and promote a sense of unity and peace.

7. Boosted Intuition and Spiritual Insight

  • Synchronization allows the intuitive insights of the right hemisphere to be more effectively processed and expressed by the left.
  • This can lead to deeper spiritual awareness or a sense of connection to oneself and the universe.

8. Reduced Stress and Anxiety

  • A balanced brain state can calm the overactive left hemisphere (often linked to worry and rumination) and allow the right hemisphere’s calming influence to take hold.
  • This balance fosters relaxation and reduces the physiological effects of stress.

The benefits of activating your heart-brain coherence

Achieving a heart-brain coherence state—a state where the heart and brain operate in harmonious synchronization—offers a wide range of benefits across physical, mental, emotional, and even spiritual dimensions. Here are the key benefits:

 

1. Physical Health Benefits

  • Improved Cardiovascular Health: Heart-brain coherence reduces blood pressure, regulates heart rate variability, and improves overall heart function.
  • Boosted Immune System: The calming effects of coherence enhance immune function and reduce inflammation in the body.
  • Increased Energy Levels: Coherence optimizes the body’s energy use by reducing stress-related energy drains.

 

2. Mental and Cognitive Benefits

  • Enhanced Focus and Clarity: Coherence improves the ability to concentrate and think clearly by reducing mental noise and distractions.
  • Better Decision-Making: With emotional balance and reduced stress, individuals can make decisions with greater clarity and wisdom.
  • Improved Memory and Learning: The harmonized state supports better brain functioning, aiding memory retention and learning capacity.

 

3. Emotional and Psychological Benefits

  • Reduced Stress and Anxiety: Coherence calms the autonomic nervous system, lowering cortisol levels and reducing stress.
  • Greater Emotional Balance: It helps regulate emotions, making it easier to stay calm and composed in challenging situations.
  • Increased Resilience: Individuals in this state recover more quickly from emotional upsets and challenges.

 

4. Spiritual and Intuitive Benefits

  • Enhanced Intuition: Coherence strengthens the heart’s neural network, which some researchers suggest contributes to intuitive decision-making and insights.
  • Deeper Spiritual Connection: Many people experience a sense of alignment with their values, purpose, and the universe in this state.
  • Expanded Awareness: Coherence promotes a sense of interconnectedness, allowing for a deeper understanding of oneself and one’s place in the world.

 

5. Relationship and Social Benefits

  • Improved Communication: A coherent state enhances empathy, active listening, and the ability to express oneself clearly.
  • Greater Empathy and Compassion: It fosters emotional understanding and connection with others, improving relationships.
  • Reduced Conflict: By promoting emotional balance, coherence makes it easier to navigate interpersonal challenges peacefully.

 

6. Performance and Productivity Benefits

  • Peak Performance: Coherence enhances the ability to enter flow states, optimizing performance in sports, work, and creative activities.
  • Increased Creativity: The alignment of emotional and cognitive processes opens pathways for innovative thinking and problem-solving.
  • Heightened Efficiency: Coherence enables the mind and body to work together seamlessly, leading to more effective and focused effort.

 

7. Long-Term Benefits

  • Sustained Well-Being: Regularly achieving coherence can lead to lasting improvements in health, happiness, and overall quality of life.
  • Neuroplasticity and Brain Health: The repeated practice of coherence supports the development of healthier neural pathways, improving long-term brain function.
  • Reduction in Chronic Conditions: By managing stress and promoting systemic harmony, coherence may reduce the risk of stress-related illnesses.

 

Conclusion

Heart-brain coherence is a powerful state that enhances physical health, mental clarity, emotional resilience, and spiritual connection. It is both a tool for immediate stress relief and a practice with profound long-term benefits, empowering individuals to live with greater harmony, effectiveness, and joy.

Lucky in Love @ VRI!

Join us for Valentine’s dinner with your lucky partner. Bring your husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, brother, sister or best friend and be entered to win a 2-night stay valued at over $5,000
at Valley Rock Inn.

Wednesday February 14th, 2024
5:00pm–9:00pm

One lucky couple will win a $5,000 getaway at
Valley Rock Inn!

Win a 2-night stay for up to 6 people.

Your stay includes one of our private guest houses with 3-5 bedrooms, use of our 6,000 sq ft gym, 75ft lap pool (in season), a choice of a guided hike, bike ride, spin class, sound meditation or yoga class for your group.

You will also have access to our media and games rooms to watch selected movies, documentaries and lectures. Play ping pong and relax in our massage chairs and dance the night away with our studio quality sound system and disco lights.

Starting this spring we will have hot and cold water treatments poolside. Sauna, jacuzzi and cold dips.

Historic house lovers will also be offered a tour of historic Tuxedo Park by Michael Bruno and art lovers will be provided tickets to Storm King Art Center.

Date of stay is based on availability in 2024.

Each party of two will be given one entry ticket upon being seated for dinner. Winner will be drawn, February 14th and announced during dinner.

We would love to see you.
Wednesday February 14th, 2024
5:00pm–9:00pm

$125 per person

(Price includes tax & gratuity.)

Valentine's Dinner Menu

First Course
(For the Table)

Little Gem Caesar
Parmesan cheese, sourdough crouton

Oysters Rockefeller

Second Course
(Choice of)

Burrata
Prosciutto, roasted tomato, country bread

Grilled Lamb Chops
Toasted orzo, kale, garbanzo, pomegranate

Tuna Tataki
Sesame tuna, avocado, crispy wonton, slaw, tahini ranch

Third Course
(Choice of)

Surf and Turf (gf) +$25
Butter poached lobster tail, romanesco, rustic mash, bernaise

Grilled 8oz Filet (gf)
Romanesco, rustic mash, bernaise

Braised Mushroom Pasta (v)
Paccherri, creamy mushrooms, roasted maitake

Miso Chilean Sea Bass (gf, df)
Chinese broccoli, seafood broth

Roasted Chicken (gf, df)
Roasted carrot, parsnip puree, pan sauce

Dessert
(Choice of)

Chocolate Pot De Creme
Espresso whipped cream

Coconut Creme Brulee (gf)

Basque Cheescake
Luxardo cherries

$125 per person

(Price includes tax & gratuity.)

Valet Parking

66 Orange Turnpike, Sloatburg, NY

Events

Italian Dinner at The Lodge

Six-Course Tasting Menu that showcases the finest of Italian ingredients, with two main-entree wine pairings included. Guests will be seated family-style.

$195 per ticket + tax

Dining at Valley Rock Cantina

Outdoor bar and dining. Heated October 1st to May 15th. Dinner Thursday – Saturday, brunch Sunday

Organic Market & Cafe

Serves Lunch Tuesday - Sunday

Tuesday -Thursday 10am-4pm

Friday – Sunday 10am-5pm

Outdoor Dining & Bar

Wednesday-Sunday

Wed–Fri 5:00pm-11:00pm

Sat 12:00pm-11:00pm

Sun 11:00am-5:00pm
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