The Blue Mountains Health Retreat Program
About The Program/What It Includes
A 6 day health retreat run in Blackheath,within the Blue Mountains world heritage listed national park.
My cleansing and rejuvenation program is all about incorporating the rejuvenation and cleansing of your mind, body and spirit in a fun loving and supportive way. Perfect for people who are chronically fatigued and those who are wanting to give up smoking.
The program runs for 6 nights and 5 full days.
Arrive after 2pm on the Sunday afternoon of your chosen retreat date and depart before 10am on the following Saturday morning
Everything is included in the retreat price. All meals, accommodation, massage, naturopathic consultation, natural meditations, lecture note handbooks etc, simple, its all included.
There is minimal preparation for the retreat program, the only thing that I suggest is you cut down on your coffee (caffine) intake, alcohol and smoking.
Before the program, if you have an medical conditions you may think contraindicates the program, please contact me on the details below.
Or if you have any further questions about the program in relation to your suitability to undertake the program, please contact me on the details below.
The retreat is run up in the Blue Mountains in Blackheath, west of Sydney and is restricted to between 4-8 people at anyone time. The accommodation is beautiful and very comfortable. I have a few different guesthouses to choose from to run the retreats and the location is dependent on the number of people booked in for each retreat. The whole guesthouse is leased for the retreat and everyone has their own private bedroom and your own private bathroom.
A sample of the accomodation used for the retreat.
Heathmont cottage, a beautiful federation style house in Blackheath in the upper Blue Mountains
Heatherton House
www.heathertonhouse.com.au a french provincial style house with a fabulous style and vibe here in the Blue Mountains, Blackheath, NSW
The Body Detox Section
Toxic substances are everywhere-in the air we breath, the food we eat and the water we drink. Even our bodies produce toxic substances. It can be said that the health of an individual is largely determined by the ability of the body to detoxify itself.
The nurtitionally based detoxification program used here at our Blue Mountains health retreat has been developed over the years and has become a cornerstone of the success of the overall program.
It includes;
- The Detox program itself, including all of the supplementation needed.
- Vegetarian cooking classes, we will make a selection of vegetarian dishes each evening whilst learning about healthy nutritional practises, you will also get to take home a recipie book with easy to prepare vegetarian recipes, all tried and tested.
- Comprehensive 1 1/2 hr Naturopathic Consultation, including a careful and methodical Iridology diagnosis.
- Detoxifying Remedial Massage.
- Herbal Teas throughout the retreat, you will learn all about medicinal herbal teas, when to use them in speific therapeutic situations, how to blend them and of course taste over 40 well known and scientifically researched based teas.
- Understand how to deal with Chronic Fatigue.
Colonic Irrigation is available at my close by clinic for anyone interested in this therapy for a mininal cost (only $25 being for the cost of the disposibles used it the treatment). The treatment supports well the physical detoxification of the body. See the page on "colonic irrigation" for full details.
Detoxification of the body involves resting the body's digestive system organs such as the stomach, liver, kidneys etc. This is done by drinking lots of healthy freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juices throughout the day along with appropriate herbal teas, twice daily we will take a scientifically based detoxification powder "Thermo-phase detox" designed to place the body into a gentle but thorough detox. Dinner is a vegetarian smorgasboard, a selection of soups, main meals and deserts. The following is the new 2012 menu. Each night we will learn how to prepare a delicious international vegetarian banquet.
MEDITIRANION BANQUET (Monday)
1. Tappas plate, including, fava, hummus, guccomile, tazatiki served with home-made tortilla bread
2. Morocan bean salad
3. Cashew-nut paella
4. Soybean moussaka
5. Quinoa salad with dried fruit
DINNER PARTY BANQUET (Tuesday)
1. Vegetable and corn chowder
2. Chickpea roast "vegetarian version of beef wellington"
3. Roasted pumpkin rissotto
4. Vegetables in coconut milk
5. Tofu cheesecake
ASIAN BANQUET (Wednesday)
1. MIso soup with udon noodles
2. Vegetable dumplings
3. Phad thai
4. Tofu with thai curry sauce
5 Steamed corn salad with an asian dressing
6. Rice paper parcels
INDIAN BANQUET (Thursady)
1. Dahl soup
2. Vegetable pakora with spiced yogurt
3. Yellow curry of pumpkin with green beans and cashews
4. Burghul pilaf with nuts and seeds
5. Indian spiced potatoes with spinach
6. Home-made naan bread
BBQ AND PICNIC BANQUET (Friday)
1. Avocado and vegetable soup
2. Fruity rice salad
3. Coleslaw with lime mayo
4. Potato curry with sesame seed salad
5. Coconut crusted tofu with peach and lemongrass salsa
6. Vegetarian sausages
7. Grilled grain burgers
The Mind Detox Section
Throughout the retreat we get to know who you really are. My health retreats always offers a safe and supportive place to learn to love yourself unconditionally and learn the steps taken to understand how to get from where you are in your life to where you really want to be.
You'll get to learn the following
It includes;
- Understand your limiting belief patterns
- Understand thoughts, feelings and emotions to create the life you truly want
- Learn how to properly use affirmations/visualization techniques to really get what you want out of life
- Gain a genuine understanding of the law of attraction and the use of positive thinking
- Design your own vision board
- Uderstand our destructive mind chatter
- Understanding how to deal with Chronic Fatigue
The Spiritual retreat Section
It is my desire in this part of the spiritual retreat program to return you to a state of self-appreciation. We want you to feel love for your life, for the people of your world and most of all for yourself. The spiritual retreat section of the program revolves around both active and guided meditations. Learning how to meditate will give you an awarness of your true self.
It includes;
- learn the art of simple meditation, simple silence
- Learn to gently and effectively release all your accumulated stress, leaving you refreshed and mellow
- Learn both guided and active mediations
- A spiritual retreat to become aware of who you really are
The new 2011/2012 all inclusive cost of the program is only
$1,565
nothing else to pay
UPCOMING DATES:
THE NEXT AVAILABLE RETREAT WILL BE STARTING ON 26TH FEBRUARY, 2012 AND HAS A FEW PLACES LEFT.
15th January- 21st January, 2012 (Hillier House)
26th February - 3 March, 2012 (Hillier House)
18th March - 24 March, 2012
22 April - 28th April, 2012
All retreats tend to book out quite quickly.
If you are coming by public transport, catch the train up to Blackheath and I will be able to pick you up from the station.
My retreat is quite different to others such as Hopewood , The Golden Door , Gaia , Fountainhead and Dargan Springs in that we incorporate the detoxification and rejuvenation of the mind, body, and spirit using a structured but flexible program for optimal health of the whole body.
