Events - August 2009

Program

The daily themes for your wellness retreat will be

 

• The main principles of health :

Harmonizing the systems through which we sustain our health, relate to others and perceive reality

 

• The laws of health :

Harmonizing the endocrine glands, the major nervous centres and their qualities

 

• The rules for health :

Harmonizing the organs, the lymphatic system and the cells

 

• The challenges wellness entails :

Work on the nervous system, on our concentration, our thoughts and our consciousness

 

• Emotional wellness :

Work on our muscular network, hygiene of our relationship to others and on our subconscious mind

 

• The ‘wellness’ attitude :

Work on our bone system, our cells, our behaviour and on the unconscious mind

 

 

Schedule

. At sunrise : Meditation, prana-yoga, and exercices at sunrise

. 8 à 9 h                : Breakfast at the yurt

. 9 à 10h30          : Workshop in the yurt

. 10h30 à 12h30 : Applied theory in nature Qi‐gong / Tai Chi

. 12h30 à 14h      : Lunch

. 14 à 16h30        : Choose one of the three workshops you will attend for the 6 days* :

• Pregnancy, Couple and Family

• Arts and Leisure

• Sports and Adventure

. 17 à 19h : Enjoy a different activity each evening :

• Sauna at the river / osteopathy, massage, reflexology

• Blood detoxification through infrared and relaxation of the spine / electromagnetic intestine detox / electric balancing of acupuncture meridians by our SOQI machines

. Dinner at the river with the members of the eco‐village

. Evening : Meeting followed by a movie, a camp fire, stargazing and astrology, or free time.

 

 

Choose one option

• Pregnancy, Couple and Family :

Coaching through leisure and the arts (relaxation, yoga, walks, swimming, breathing) to bring harmony to the couple, to prepare for conception, explore a healthy “pregnancy for the father and the mother”, better prepare for delivery, harmonize the family life with parents and children.

 

• Arts et Leisure :

For those who want to rest and relax through leisure we offer creative workshops and artistic coaching :

‐ The Arts : pottery, silk-painting, calligraphy, painting, basic vocal training

‐ Leisure : hiking, biking, swimming at the river or at the lakes, gardening, sauna, clay wrapping in the river, yoga, breathing exercises.

 

• Sports and Adventure :

Recommended for sports lovers : trekking, biking, jogging, vitality paths, stretching and gym programs, deep breathing, yoga

 

 

Fees

Before July 20 great promotional offer with 40 % discount !!

Include : Accommodation, 3 daily meals, workshops, evening care sessions, material and machines, seawater cure, ear candles and all other proposed activities (except for horse-back riding).

 

• Transportation : Fees do not include air fare.

You can land in Calgary (before 1 pm), a 4 hour drive from Jaffray. We will pick you up for a cost of 35$ / person. This includes a stop at the Hot Springs and an evening picnic.

You can also land in Cranbrook (before 8 pm), a 40 minute drive from Jaffray. We will pick you up for a cost of 10$ / person.

The return trip to Calgary ‐ 30$, to Cranbrook ‐ $10.

 

• Fee for the retreat :

‐ In furnished tents : $ 1000 (fits 2 or 3 people, with comfortable mattresses)
‐ In rooms : $ 1250 (3 rooms available for 3 couples)
‐ In dorms : $ 1100 (6 single beds)

 

• Fees for non-residentials

‐ Per day : $ 160 (includes lunch and evening meals plus all activities)
‐ For the week : $ 720

 

 

Registration

Great promotional offer before July 20 ! 40% discount !!!

 

. Make sure you register before July 30 by email at : idealwellnesscenter@gmail.com

To secure your place please send a non-reimbursable deposit of $ 200 made out to I.D.E.A.L. Society.

. Minimum number of participants is 10 and maximum is 20

 

 

Please note

. We recommend that you purchase tickets over the internet arriving in Calgary on Sunday before 1 pm or arriving in Cranbrook on Sunday before 8 pm (Air Canada or West Jet…)

. The meals at I.D.E.A.L. Society are vegetarian, mostly from our organic gardens (we eat fish). There are restaurants in the village.

. Bring your bathing suit, beach towels. Suntan lotion, walking, gardening and sports clothing.

. You may participate with your children by subscribing them to the "Children's Summer Camp". Alternatively, if they are under 7 years old, there is a day nursery available for the week.

 

NB : washing & drying, machines available, wireless internet access. Calls can be done with a calling card.

 

 

 

General

I.D.E.A.L. Society is an educational eco-village and was designated as an N.G.O. by the United-Nations.

I.D.E.A.L. Society mainly focusses on wellbeing, health, arts, leisure, organic agriculture and ecological building.

 

 

Continuing your trip

WHAT TO SEE, WHAT TO DO...

. Mountains : Mt Fischer, Mt Fernie, trekking at the Top of the World, Glacier Park, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Takaka Falls, Fairmont Hot Springs, Kimberley

. Entertainment : golf in Jaffray, rodeo, visit to the Austrian village of Kimberley, visit to Fort Steele

. Swimming : the river, the Three Lakes, North Star lake, Rosen lake, and Kookanoosa lake

. Horseback riding at the Trit‐Trot Farms in Fernie

. Spectacular hiking at Island Lake through a 800 year old cedar forest in Fernie, boat trip in the Kookanoosa lake, glaciers from Banff to Jasper, Glacier Park