Join FloYo, Mantra Fit and Meadow Hill Wellness for an immersive wellness experience. This is more than a retreat. This is a hands-on coaching program that guides you to vibrant health through nutrition, Chinese medicine, yoga and meditation.
Your journey starts weeks before the trip begins. You will be coached by our three wellness experts before we embark on our 4 night retreat. Two weeks prior to the retreat, you will learn how to make changes in your life to revitalize your energy, weight loss, hormones and feel good in your own skin. Then, we will travel to our luxury homes in Page, Arizona, where you’ll find a sacred place to decompress, take a deep breath and truly focus on yourself.
Your Wellness Coaches:
Meet Carleen:
Carleen Birnes is the owner of Mantra Fit, a wellness studio in Severn Park, MD, which got its humble start in 2012 as an outdoor bootcamp. Word got out quickly and her bootcamp tribe grew. Stand up paddle came next as Carleen helped people take their fitness to the water. Her movement community expanded even more, which led Carleen to open her Mantra Fit studio in 2014. As Carleen worked with clients to help them achieve their health and weight goals, she realized that exercise alone isn’t enough. She dove into nutrition to find answers, training under functional medicine pioneer Chris Kresser. Now, as a certified functional health coach, Carleen helps clients tap into their body’s innate wisdom to activate healing through diet, movement, habit change and mindset.
Meet Sara:
Dr. Sara Poldmae, Licensed Acupuncturist, has been practicing holistic health care since 1998. Sara completed her Doctorate at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, California, where she earned her Masters degree. Her training has included over 4,000 hours in Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine and Western Medicine Sciences.
Through her 20 years of practice in holistic health, Sara has bridged the gap between Western and alternative medicines. Sara works closely with her patients’ team of physicians and health care practitioners. Sara opened Meadow Hill Wellness in 2005, with the goal of integrating traditional and holistic care in order to effectively maintain her patients’ lifelong health.
Meet Jessie:
Jessie Benson is the founder and creator of FloYo Fitness, a standup paddle board fitness brand that specializes in leading international retreats, workshops and trainings. As a global yogi and seasoned fitness instructor, she lends a wealth of knowledge and experience to create unique and invigorating vinyasa yoga classes as well as inspired fitness classes and mindful meditations. Jessie spends half the year in her hometown of Baltimore, MD and the other half traveling the world, leading FloYo Travels adventures. To date, she has curated and led 15 global wellness retreats.
Your ultimate reset awaits.
Trip Details:
Location: Page, Arizona
How to get there: Fly into Page, AZ (Contour Airline offers flights as low as $29 from Phoenix, AZ or Vegas) the airport is only 1 mile from our house! Alternatively, you can fly into either Las Vegas or Phoenix and rent a car and drive (approx. 5 hrs drive) and make some stops in the Grand Canyon on the way!
Cost: $2,495
When:
September 23-27, 2020
(Arrive Wednesday, September 23rd anytime after 4pm, depart Sunday, September 27 anytime after 10am)
Where:
We will spend 4 nights in the luxurious Kokopelli House and Kiva House!
What the trip includes:
-4 nights accommodation in shared rooms at a private home in Page, AZ,
Does Not Include:
-Flights/transport into Page, AZ
-Meals not specified in the itinerary
-Tips
-Additional activities not included in itinerary
-Travel insurance
More About Your Retreat:
The experience will begin before you even leave your home. In three online group coaching sessions prior to the retreat you will work with each individual coach to begin your deep healing journey. Jessie will teach you a yoga sequence that detoxifies your body by stimulating your lymphatic system with stretches and diaphragmatic breathing that lowers cortisol hormones and reduces stress and inflammation in the body and brain. Sara will discuss Chinese medicinal herbs and supplements that will aid in detoxifying your liver and promoting deeper restorative sleep. Carleen will guide your nutrition to eliminate inflammatory foods and adopt a diet of nourishing meals that lowers insulin and blood sugar to shed fat, boost energy and feel good in your skin.
When we gather in the gorgeous Arizona desert, you will be immersed in hands on wellness with workshops in yoga, herbal medicine, meditation, cooking demos and spirit quests in nature, while forging new friendships and bonding in a supportive and healing community.
During your stay, Dr. Sara will give simple Chinese herbal solutions to support detoxification, building energy and restoring balance. Dr. Sara will take each participant’s pulse and examine their tongue. Then, treatment needs will be determined to either balance hormones, increase metabolism or reduce stress and inflammation. You will walk away with knowledge to build your own unique herbal medicine cabinet.
Through our daily activities you will quickly realize that this is more than a trip away. It’s a whole body, mind, and sprint cleanse that will revive you on a deep cellular level.
Below is simply a sample daily itinerary- things will likely shift a bit as we get closer to the retreat dates. Please remember that one of the most beautiful parts of a FloYo Retreat is the spontaneity that they create- come with an open mind and magic will happen!
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We will arrive at our luxury desert house which overlooks Lake Powell on Wednesday, September 23rd (we can check in at 4pm), so please plan to arrive after that. On our first evening together we will have a sunset yoga class at the house and big family style dinner!
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On Thursday, we will wake up and hit the water! Lake Powell is a paddler’s dream. With the majestic canyon walls and incredible slot canyons, it is unlike anywhere else on earth. Antelope Canyon is world-renowned for it’s incredible slot canyon, but few have seen it from the water. We paddle from the Antelope Point Boat ramp into the canyon where you will be floating in a deep canyon with beautiful red cliffs surrounding you. This paddle is 6 miles total with a 1.5 mile hike. Not up for 6 miles? We will have options for people who do not want to paddle the entire distance!
After a full and fun day of paddling and hiking we will head back to our luxurious home to simply enjoy our pool and a little R+R. At sunset we will have a group acupuncture session led by Sara.
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On Friday we will stretch our paddling muscles with a restorative morning yoga class and hearty breakfast at the house. Then, we will hit the trails. Today we will explore the popular Slot Canyon plus, we will visit the world famous Horseshoe Bend! This easy hike (1.5 miles total) will lead to one of the most dramatic canyon views found in Arizona! Here, you’ll find the mighty Colorado River making a dramatic 270-degree bend on the canyon floor, 1,000 feet below. It really will take your breath away! You will have an option in the afternoon to enjoy some free time or to do a self-guided 6-12 mile trail bike ride on the Tim View Trail! The night is yours to do as you wish- either exploring the nearby town for dinner or taking advantage of our outdoor fire pit and BBQ area!
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Today we start the day with an unforgettable meditation experience. We don’t want to ruin the surprise- but be prepared for a MONUMENTAL sunrise meditation!
Later today we will have a horseback adventure with a guided trail ride. We will be lead by a skillful Navajo wranger to some of the most spectacular viewpoints in the area including Horseshoe Bend, Lee’s Ferry Overlook, Waterhole Canyon and Loon Rock Range of Navajo Nation.
We will have a poolside yoga practice and group acupuncture at sunset and then have a cooking demo as we prepare a fresh and delicious meal together.
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Sunday will begin with a yoga class, guided meditation and farewell breakfast. We will need to check out of the house by 10am, so please plan your flights accordingly.
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