PROGRAM LOCATION

Four Medicine Retreat Center
13958 188th Place North
Jupiter, FL  33478
http://www.fourmedicine.com

Four Medicine, a place for healing and rejuvenating the body, mind and spirit hosts our February retreat in Jupiter, Florida.  This new 5,000 square foot log cabin, features a state-of-the-art gourmet kitchen, is beautifully furnished in Native American motif, and sits in a serene setting on 6.4 acres with a spring fed pond.  There’s plenty of space for free time relaxation and conversation indoors or out, or bask in the sun at any of Jupiter’s white sand beaches, just minutes away. Four Medicine’s artfully decorated accommodations sleep 12 comfortably with shared accommodations.

Be sure to visit The Conscious Gourmet photo gallery to view last year’s Four Medicine retreat!

CORE PROGRAM   An itinerary will be mailed upon receipt of retreat deposit

THE PROGRAM BEGINS on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. and ends of Thursday at 12 noon

Yoga/Meals

Most mornings begin with yoga/movement class followed by a whole foods breakfast buffet.  All cooking classes include a delicious full course (organic) meal;  dinner classes Sunday and Wednesday evening. 

Culinary Classes

Daily four-hour demonstration and hands-on cooking classes include the orchestration and preparation of delicious health-supportive meals from soup to dessert using the highest quality, organic ingredients available—free of the most allergy producing foods such as wheat, dairy and refined sugar.  Menus include both raw and cooked foods.

Before each of the five cooking sessions, we’ll practice a quick and easy exercise to center and focus the group.  Diane will review the daily menu and together we’ll create a master plan or map to guide you through the menu preparation, and the time saving steps for your success in the kitchen.
 
We’ll go over each recipe in detail introducing you to their health-supportive ingredients such as grains, beans, natural sweeteners, high quality oils, condiments and a variety of staples--why we use them and the resources available for stocking your own pantry.   Then we’ll head for the kitchen where you’ll begin cooking in small groups under Diane’s expert guidance. 

In each session, we’ll also practice:

• honing your knife skills
• the art of seasoning
• fundamental health-supportive culinary techniques for preparing delicious organic meals including:
• appetizers
• non-dairy “cream” soups
• salads and vinaigrettes
• grain, bean and pasta dishes
• seasonal vegetables 
• calcium rich greens
• and mouth-watering desserts

One meal will include fish as well as a vegetarian option.  Following each cooking class, you will feast on the gourmet meal you’ve prepared to experience the satisfying results. You'll go home with tips and techniques for a lifetime of healthy eating and enjoyment for yourself and your entire family.

Lecture/Workshops

In these eye-opening workshops, you’ll discover a whole new way to think about food and how to make conscious food choices that support your personal goals. 

You’ll discover how to:

• connect the dots between the food you eat and what you experience physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually
• use the Three Levels of Food Consciousness, the use of Intention, and how to become a conscious gourmet
• understand a variety of diets and how they apply to your particular constitution
• use both Eastern and Western models of nutrition such as expansive/contractive, acid/alkaline and Five Phases from Chinese Medicine to identify and eliminate food cravings; the connection between food and mood; and how to create menus that maintain a healthy Ph for maximum nutrition and weight maintenance
• prepare meals that balance YOU and leave you free of food cravings and binges
• break the food allergy/addiction cycle and eliminate the toxic bloat we call fat that accompanies it
• identify the underlying health conditions that often sabotage our best efforts to maintain a health supporting diet
• select and use high quality fats and oils and the use of Omega 3’s
• master the ABC’s of menu planning for creating both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals and how to use leftovers creatively
• utilize both local and Internet resources for health-supportive foods, condiments, staples and more!

You will receive a Conscious Gourmet apron and binder filled with recipes, numerous handouts and resource lists to support your continued learning.  Knives are supplied for your use during class and will be available for purchase.

Free Time

Most afternoons are free to explore your vacation destination’s unique offerings on your own or with the group.  Opportunities abound for basking in the sun on nearby white sand beaches sight-seeing, and shopping, or relax into a massage or spa service.

PROGRAM FEE: $1495 program fee, $300 accommodations fee or $1795 total

• $200 program fee discount for 2 or more participants enrolling together - $1595 each
  

A non-refundable $250 deposit reserves your space.  One-half the remaining program fee is due 90 days before the retreat start date, with the remaining balance due 60 days before retreat start date. Registration 59 days or less before the start date requires payment in full.

Program Fee for 5 days, 4 nights includes:

• Orientation  
• Knife skills class  
• 5 hands-on cooking classes with complete meals
• 4 lecture/workshops
• Conscious Gourmet breakfasts (except Wednesday)
• 4 nights shared accommodations
• 3 yoga/movement classes
• Group dinner in West Palm Beach restaurant
• Conscious Gourmet apron
• Binder with recipes and lecture/workshop handouts

Plus the fun and camaraderie of like minded people
enhanced by a retreat setting!

Not included

• Airfare
• Car rental or shuttle/taxi services
• Meals or beverages other than listed above

Additional tours or services are available at the participant's option and expense. If you choose to participate in activities outside of the group itinerary, no deductions, allowances or substitutions will be made.

REGISTRATION

Class size is limited to ensure the best learning experience.  Early registration is recommended to assure availability.

REGISTER by calling (203) 622-1189 or e-mailing Diane at dcarlsonsspirit@aol.com.  You will be notified where to send your deposit and remaining payments.  Please include your name, address, phone number and e-mail address as well as your selected program location.

Your enrollment will be confirmed by e-mail (or mailed hard copy if requested).  A welcome packet and itinerary will be e-mailed to you with all the details to make your journey as easy and enjoyable as possible.

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