Spring Healer's Retreat
May 30 -
June 2,
2008
Need a break? Here’s an excuse to get away for a weekend for some peace and
quiet and to “hang out” with other like minded folk. Only a scenic
3 hour drive
north of the cities, soak in mother nature’s healing embrace to gain some
perspective, find some balance, and to get connected.
This is a very low key, relaxed retreat. We
encourage you to do as little or as much as you'd like.
If you want to work
on some inner issues and healing, we have a really supportive group to help you feel safe.
If you want to just have fun and chat and play with other like-minded individuals,
this is a great opportunity.
If you simply want to do nothing at all but stare at a
chipmunk trying to sneak into your cabin, hey, "more power to ya!", hehe.
The following are all optional activities!
You have the opportunity to join any of them, schedule a session with any of the
practitioners or simply “do your own thing” and relax at will.
All cabins have
full kitchens (BRING FOOD, dish soap & towels),
full bathrooms (bring towels and soap),
picnic tables, grills, bed linens supplied.
Tentative Itinerary
(subject to change):
Thursday
Check-in any time after 12:00 noon - get oriented & start
relaxing!
Friday
Guest healers set up additional therapies and get started
on trades
(Possible bonus fun stuff:
Ear Candling, Hot Stone Therapy, Ionic Detox Foot Bath)
1:00 – 7 p.m. Natural Pedicures with Miss
Susie
($25)
9:00 p.m. Lakeside Sauna
(chanting possible, ask Tom if
interested!)
Saturday
8 - 10 a.m. Continental breakfast at lodge
9:00 a.m. Simple chakra connection with Kim 
10:00 a.m. Reflexology/Healing Touch intro to Big John
(you may schedule a reflexology, healing
touch, or bodywork session at any time during the weekend - $35-$45 45
minutes - hour)
10:15 a.m. Reiki introduction with Chrystal
(sessions available for $30 - 40 per hour)
10:30
a.m. Kinesiology (muscle testing) intro to Susan Raye (http://www.susanraye.unfranchise.com
)
10:45 a.m. Energy work, myo-fascial release, cranial sacral
introduction to Brian Brooks (you
may schedule sessions at any time during weekend, $1 per minute)
11:00 a.m. Massage Therapy intro with Mary Dengler & Carrie
Vanderheyden
($50 hour)
11:15 a.m. Intro to Bryan Bertch for Group Meditation sessions. He will also be available for Chakra
Healing sessions one-on-one.
(www.bryanbertsch.com)
11:30 a.m. Intro to
Akashic Record Readings with Suzette Schmidt ($50 sessions available)
Akashic Records contain the energetic and vibrational record of an
individual soul and its journey. Accessing this information can
assist with resolving past and present life traumas, recurring themes
and patterns of behavior (i.e. financial concerns, relationship issues,
life purpose structure.)
11:45 a.m. Energy Attunement intro talk with Tom
(therapy sessions available throughout weekend
starting at $20 per half hour)
1:00
p.m. Yoga on the Lawn
(with Melissa Higgins - $5 person)
2:00 & 4:00 p.m. NEW!!!! Bird Watching along the Nature Trails
-
$12
for an hour with
professional guide Judd Brink
www.mnbackyardbirds.com
(back to back scheduled walks for
smaller groups)
7:00
p.m. Group Meditation with Bryan Bertsch "Six Healing Sounds"
$5
8:00 p.m. Drumming Circle at lodge
9:00 p.m. Lakeside Sauna
(chanting possible, ask Tom if interested!)
Sunday
8 - 10 a.m.
Continental breakfast at lodge
10:00 a.m. Group Meditation with Bryan Bertsch Taoist
"Inner Smile" $5 person
(www.bryanbertsch.com)
11:00 a.m. Aromatherapy Introduction Class & Creations
with Kim.
Inhale the scents of frankincense, sweet birch,
lemongrass, geranium, marjoram, patchouli, peppermint, ylang ylang and
many others while learning the history and healing aspects of each one.
Learn how to use a pendulum and try your hand at creating your own
potion. $5 per spritz, lotion, or smelling salts item.
FREE
class (learn
more, click here)
1:00
– 7:00 p.m. Natural Pedicures available with Miss Susie ($25)
1:00 p.m. Yoga on the Lawn
with Melissa
($5)
3:00 p.m. Beadwork class with Sarah
$5
- 12 per project
8:00 p.m. Drumming Circle at lodge
9:00 p.m. Lakeside Sauna
(chanting possible; nag and moan to Tom if
interested)
Monday
Check out by 12:00 noon -Enjoy the drive back home . . . . .OR!
. . . . Stay an extra night or two at the same special retreat rates
(see below) to soak in your healing work in
nature's peaceful environment or enjoy all the area attractions (Itasca
State Park, winery, antique shopping, bike trails, horseback riding,
etc.)
Please bring your checkbook/extra cash to
pay the practitioners directly. (Exception: You may run a tab on resort snacks, boat
rentals, Kim's aromatherapy items, John’s reflexology and bodywork sessions and take
care of tab before departure with cash, check or VISA/MC.) The resort pontoon boat will be
available to rent ($30 hour,
gas included) for sunset or morning mist cruises, fishing boats
available to rent. Beach sauna, nature trails, library, games, courts, canoes, kayaks and
paddleboats free to use.
RATES:
This weekend only, special Cabin-Share Rates starting at
***$48.00 night per person dorm style
(shared bedroom, shared cabin - single
females in one cabin, single males in another),
$59 night per
person for private bedroom/shared cabin)
$89 couple for private bedroom
with a queen/king bed /shared
cabin for those on a budget.
OR, pick any cabin for yourself or your group at the
discounted off-season resort rate (starting at $152
night for your own private cabin - see what's available,
click here).
2 night minimum stay.
Simple continental breakfast included (fruit and muffins, coffee and tea). Groups welcome!
***(No, I'm not going to know
Cabin-Share
assignments until check-in day, because it'll depend on the number
of people coming. And yes, for those of you wanting the budget
rates, I'm always sensitive to those choosing to share a cabin with
others they may not know - I will again put females in their own cabin
and males in a separate cabin, and couples in a queen/king bedroom. ---Kim)
Relaxation ideas:
- Take a nature hike on one of our wooded trails and
inhale the crisp scent of falling leaves and balsam fir
- Detoxify in our rustic lakeside sauna
- Curl up with a good book while warming your toes by
the crackling fire in our historic lodge
- Try catching a trophy fish
- Glide peacefully across the spring fed clear waters
of the lake in a canoe or kayak
- Lounge on the lodge deck to watch an eagle soar,
the ducks gather, a great blue heron spearing a meal
- Sit back and notice the colors of sunset
- Take a morning mist cruise around the lake on the
pontoon
- Bask in the glow of a toasty campfire: watch for
shooting stars, listen to a trilling loon song, roast marshmallows and tell stories
- Stay young at heart and play the many games
available here: horseshoes, shuffleboard, volleyball, basketball, board games, chess,
pool, foosball etc.
- Check out area antique shopping
- Try a leisurely game of area golf
- Bike the 28 mile paved bike trail
- Go horseback riding at area stables
- Indulge your palate with local gourmet and
provincial eateries
KID POLICY: As you know, we
are VERY kid-friendly here at the resort, but we wanted to let you
know that for this special retreat, we schedule it on purpose the
weekend after Memorial Day and before most schools are out for the
summer to encourage a more adult atmosphere. By all means, bring
the kids if you like, but please know that for this weekend only,
the lodge arcade room will be shut down and the pool table will be
covered and unavailable throughout the entire weekend (no
exceptions). We ask that your kids avoid the lodge area, including
the mini-carousel, shuffle board court, snack counter, etc. while
any group meditation or chakra connection session is going on so as
not to disturb the participants. We hope that you will feel
available enough to budget for some “you”
time! Can’t wait to see
you!!!!!!!
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