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Hola Delicious People!

How are you all doing? This thread has been quiet lately. Are you all eating? Staying in? Going out?

I am preparing a program for an Eco Retreat in Belize for late summer and am thinking a lot about the relationship between retreat time and recharging on a cellular level. Retreat time could mean for me just a quiet day where I intentionally focus on rest and renewal. Or, it could be a week of intense work, where I push and challenge myself to go into spaces in nature that are out of my norm. Shooting the rapids in Taos New Mexico, first time out on the Rio Grande was a good example of that. That was a real physical push for 6 hours with one stop for a meal break, but it was an awesome experience. Similarly, skiing my first black diamond, or 4 Wheeling across the Mojave desert, rock climbing, cliff diving, scuba diving..all of these activities took me out of my day to day and gave me some totally different perspective.

In contrast, I also have loved retreat time where I crash and burn for a few days in a warm, sunny location at the beach.

For me raw juicing would be a part of any retreat, day long or longer. The infusion of mega nutrients into our bodies plus rest, bodywork, natural therapies, connecting with nature, is so valuable to me in a mind, body, spirit way.

For the Belize retreat, I am thinking of running a program on using local raw fruits and vegetables as salads and juice tonics. I love fresh tropical fruit and swimming in warm water. That alone is an instant recharge for me.

In my day to day life, a walk on the beach is instant recharge. That is my home.

The Eco retreat which includes Yoga, snorkeling, daily meals, lodging, is run by one of our Fab Femmes, DanzAmazon, runs the retreat and is very good at what she does. It will be great fun for me to bring a culinary wellness perspective to her amazing work.


What are some of the ways that you recharge, rest, renew?