A Day (or Three) in the Life of the Paleo Reset/Yoga Retreat at Mayacamas Ranch!
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I thought it might be fun to post a day or two in the life of the Mayacamas Ranch Paleo Reset/Yoga Retreat which will feature the first week of Chris Kresser's recommended Paleo Reset featured in his book The Paleo Cure.
I was fortunate enough to work with Chris directly to work through some pretty major long-term chronic conditions like migraine-like sinus headaches, chronic back pain, chronic indigestion, fluctuating weight (still haven't quite resolved that one), restless legs, chronic fatigue, low libido, etc. What I attribute to my long-term success is not just my direct work with Chris, but a big part was the paleo-reset. I learned that I have slight allergies to gluten and dairy and have to be careful with my alcohol intake. If I go overboard on any of these things, my conditions start creeping back.
Let me tell you the reset is not easy, but you CAN get through it (it's a month of your life for lifelong changes in your health and well-being), but as I went through it I started dreaming of being in a lovely place, exercising every day with people who were also going through the reset AND having someone else do all the cooking! That's when I hatched the plan of the first week of the paleo reset as a retreat and am incredibly happy that Chris agreed to do a keynote at the beginning of the week along with Q&A and booking signing. Then we will have one of Chris' nutritionists, Kelsey Marksteiner with us all week to cheer us on along with two lectures and private consultations by appointment AND a special appearance by Diane Sanfilippo, popular paleo blogger of "Balanced Bites" and author of The New York Times best-selling book "Practical Paleo". What a line-up!
Adding in some wonderful gentle exercise every day (or more rigorous if you choose) and some really great relaxation and pool time, it will be an ideal setting to kick off your reset and life-long changes. Just be sure to get your wine tasting in the Friday and Saturday before the retreat begins and stay tuned for a bit of direction on how to prepare your body for the reset!
Here is a sample of what our days will look like:
Sunday, April 17
4:00 - 6:00 Check in
6:00 - 7:00 Dinner
7:00 - 8:30 Keynote and Q&A with Chris Kresser
8:30 - 9:00 Book signing
Monday, April 18
6:30 - 7:00 Coffee and light snack available
7:00- 7:45 Morning mini-hike
7:30 - 9:00 Breakfast buffet
9:00 - 9:50 Beginner’s progressive yoga
10:00 - 11:30 Intermediate/advanced yoga
12:00 - 12:30 Swim clinic
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch buffet
1:00 - 2:30 Nutrition lecture and Q&A
2:30 - 6:00 Pool time or optional hiking field trip to local state park
6:00 - 8:30 Dinner
8:00 - 9:00 Evening campfire
Treatment appointments and nutrition consultation available by appointment
Tuesday April 18th
6:30 - 7:00 Coffee and light snack available
7:00- 7:45 Morning mini-hike
7:30 - 9:00 Breakfast buffet
9:00 - 9:50 Beginner’s progressive yoga
10:00 - 11:30 Intermediate/advanced yoga
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch buffet
1:00 - 2:30 Cooking Demo and talk with Diane Sanfilippo author of "Practical Paleo"
2:30 - 6:00 Pool time or optional field trip to local organic garden and farm
6:00 - 8:30 Dinner
8:00 - 9:00 Campfire
Treatment appointments and nutrition consultation available by appointment