**Lodging for 2 nights at Pine Garth Inn, Villa D’Ness located on the shores of Lake Michigan. Pine Garth is an old English country style summer Estate built around the turn of the century. The beautiful surroundings of the Inn are picturesque and peaceful. The gracious Staff at Pine Garth look forward to pampering you with their warm and cordial manner.
**Five meals: Friday dinner, Saturday and Sunday breakfasts, Saturday and Sunday lunches, and all snacks, in addition to a “Michigan Wine and Cheese Appetizer Welcome” upon arrival Friday at 4:00.
**An introduction session of Yoga and Meditation provided by Virginia Olson, CMT, RYT of South Bend, Indiana. Virginia Olson is a Certified Massage Therapist and Registered Hatha Yoga Teacher with a whole-person approach to healing and wellness. Focusing on healing as a multi-dimensional process, she shares a variety of techniques to assist others on the journey, with an emphasis on internal process and self-study.
**A 1-hour Massage in the privacy of your own room. Local Harbor Country resident and private massage therapist Roberta Donet has “amazed” her clients time and time again with her ability to provide the most remarkable full body massage experience.
**A presentation on “Mindfulness for Everyday Living” by Carol Dunn who asks “Would you like to begin each day with enthusiasm and feeling great?” This workshop will walk you through a day, nurturing your mind, body and spirit, being fully present in each moment. Carol will guide you with exercises that promote stress-relief as well as physical and mental well-being. Behaviors that help to protect you from acute illness and distress as well as chronic conditions will be learned. Self-massage techniques to relieve headaches and muscle pain will be practiced. You will gain the ability and desire to be the best that you can be and enjoy every moment of it!
Carol Dunn, MS, MPH, RD, MT is a Registered Dietitian who has taught nutrition for 30 years. She became a Massage Therapist at 50, embracing mid-life with renewed enthusiasm. She brings her expertise to her business, Heart and Hands, as she promotes enhanced wellness to others.
**A 2 hour Art project consisting of mosaic and tile work with local Artist Linda Hoffhines. Linda offers creativity workshops and art classes for art students of all ages. Clay, concrete, hand built tiles, amazing colors, flattened vases, mosaic urns, and just plain fun vessels. What Linda has been able to do with all of her materials is nothing short of brilliant! Like nothing else you've ever seen. Linda’s earthenware ceramics are daring and giddy with color, and her inviting space tempts you to take a seat and try to make a pot yourself. Discover “the egg” created by Linda’s on her unique property in Union Pier, and please visit: www.lindahoffhines.com.
Saturday afternoon offers free time to venture out. Give yourself time to take a walk on the beach, hunt for sea glass, enjoy stone collecting, journal, explore a variety of antique shops in the area, check out neighboring New Buffalo and enjoy the quaint coastal village right on Lake Michigan….or if you like, simply relax at the Inn and finish that book you started so long ago. Visit www.harborcountry.org for a wealth of information on activities in Harbor Country.
If you would like as an extra during your free time we can arrange for a pedicure, a manicure or a facial at one of the local salons in New Buffalo such as Bellissimo Salon and Spa, Heath & Company Salon and Spa, or Harbor Country Day Spa.
Customized Retreats for Women
Keep in mind if you are going to be celebrating a special birthday, an upcoming pre-wedding bridal party, or just simply a girlfriend getaway, Jody Elle can design a retreat that's perfect just for your group, according to your wants, your needs and your purpose.
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Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Continue to learn. Appreciate your friends. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.
~Mary Anne Radmacher
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REST ~ RELAX ~ RENEW
Watch for upcoming retreats this summer!
