Hi friends! Thank you all for being so patient with me over the last couple of weeks. I know I haven’t been posting much because my grandfather passed away at the end of June and so the last little while has been filled with a lot of back and forth traveling across the country, family visits, and of course my very first retreat! During times of loss it’s so important to be surrounded by loved ones and I am so incredibly fortunate to have been able to fly back to NS to spend time with my big, loud, crazy, awesome family. We were able to celebrate my Grampa’s life and send him off in true Kenny Clan fashion, complete with fiddle during mass and lots of off-key singing at the celebration of his life. I think he would have been pleased.
I found out that my Grampa passed away on Friday during my retreat and decided to dedicate all the classes and workshops that I taught to his memory. He was so proud of me for following my dreams and having adventures (he was a world traveler with more stories than I would ever be able to type up!) that I knew he would have wanted me to stay and make it the best damn retreat there ever was. And Regan and I did, if I do say so myself 😉
I wanted to share some photos from our first retreat together to give you all a snapshot of some of the exciting things to come. We are definitely hooked on Re-Treating and are already planning a Saskatchewan and an East Coast variation for next spring and summer! So hop on in and take a look. We hope to see you at the next one.
And I’ll be back next week with my regular posting and recipes. Have a wonderfully whimsical weekend!
Cait xo
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- Our amazing treat bags filled with healthy treats to help us live our best lives!
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- Bedroom complete with gift bags and sleep right kits!
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- A single poolside room waiting for it’s visitor!
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- The treetop room where we held our Make Yourself a Priority & Release Yourself workshops
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- The yoga room is ready for action!
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- Don’t worry, there was plenty of time to relax in this beauty!
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- And plenty of space to lounge and read!
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- Here’s the hot tub surrounded by pretty trees and twinkle lights. It was the perfect spot to unwind after an action-packed day!
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- My partner in crime!
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- I think we all went home a little more sunkissed than when we arrived!
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- Our first salad of the weekend… it set the stage for the awesomeness that was to come!
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- Getting our flow on!
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- Setting up for our first cooking class: Easy Meals on the Go!
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- Getting our guests involved making delicious salad dressings!
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- Everyone is hard at work in my classes 😉
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- The spiralizer may have been the hit of the weekend! We made fresh zucchini noodles with homemade pesto. One of the weekend favourites
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- Building our own rice wraps
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- Like the pros!
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- Our dinner spread!
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- My sweet sous-chef
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- Getting ready for the Chocolate Making & Wine Workshop
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- Just whipping up some chocolate!
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- Caught in the act of tasting while prepping!
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- Morning meditation and flow.
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- Just chillin’ with our canine guest!
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- Summertime often means lots of cocktails and sometimes it can be hard to say no when you don’t have something delicious to sub it with. Never fear! I whipped up a kombucha mocktail for our guests that gave the fizzy fun without the headache! 1/2 cucumber, sliced into rounds 1 lime, cut into wedges 1 handful of mint, mildly muddled 2 cups kombucha (berry or rose flavour) 1 bottle soda water Combine in a pitcher and let muddle for 30 minutes.
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- Making our own granola bars at the Deceptively Delicious Snack Making workshop
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- Build Your Own Trail Mix Bar with walnuts, almonds, pecans, cashews, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, toasted coconut, currants, and golden berries. They were the perfect snack to pack up for our guests who were traveling home!
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- Tada!
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- Couldn’t have done this without her!
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- Regan’s fitness class
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- Setting up for our beautiful body care workshop
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- Everyone making their own scented epsom salts and body lotion
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- Marion’s fabulous spread!
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- Our beautiful group of Re-Treaters. They made this weekend so unbelievably special I will be forever grateful!
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- 3 amigos! Marion (in the middle!) was our chef and host for the whole weekend and helped us all feel at home. Thank you to both she and Regan for making this the best damn retreat there ever was! Until next time…
For more pics check out the album on my Facebook page. Thanks for stopping by friends!
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