Wainwright House
260 Stuyvesant Ave.
Rye, NY 10580 (914-967-6080)
Marketing Director: Janice O’Brien
2007 attendance: 10,000
Website:
www.wainwright.org
Fonrose Wainwright Condict founded Wainwright House
in 1941 as "a place where people can find their own paths for the integration of
body, mind, and spirit." Wainwright House is the oldest nonprofit, nonsectarian
holistic educational center in the United States. The organization is an
educational institution supported by course registrations, membership fees, and
personal and institutional gifts, grants, and bequests. According to its
catalog: “Wainwright House is dedicated to awakening consciousness in spirit,
mind, body, and community."
It offers seminars, conferences, and ongoing
courses in spirituality, psychology, personal growth, health and healing, the
arts, global issues, and community leadership. Memberships are offered, from
$30- $3,000. Yoga classes are taught onsite and a membership is not required to
participate in them. Enrollment at their facility has remained steady and with
the addition of the Yoga Center they are looking for continued improvement.
Early in its history, Wainwright House became a
non-governmental organization of the United Nations. U.N. conferences on
conflict resolution were conducted at Wainwright House by Secretary General Dag
Hammarskjold. Teachers and lecturers at Wainwright House over the years have
included such luminaries as Aldous Huxley, Joseph Campbell, Deepak Chopra, M.
Scott Peck, and many others.
Situated in Rye, New York, the house and grounds
were donated by the Wainwright family in 1951. Since then, programs have
expanded to include developments in the human potential movement. A bookstore
is also operated.
Some course offerings...
Kripalu yoga
Wellness and illness: mapping your strategy
Full moon drumming
Honoring the mysteries of love and relationships
Hatha yoga
This institute also has a free online newsletter of
events, and operates the Option Indigo Press, a catalog of books, tapes, and
videos about self-improvement topics, relationships, self-empowerment, health
and parenting.
