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Realign | Reconnect Immersive Retreat
Hosted by James Gardiner at Nottawasaga Inn
At the Nottawasaga Inn, this is an immersive programmed retreat, featuring workshops, physical yoga, guided meditation, strength sessions, joint care sessions and more.
REALIGN | RECONNECT
Taking time for YOU matters. Our retreat is dedicated to providing every opportunity for you to find the things that matter.
The techniques and philosophy we utilize at FIRSTAR will allow you to fully connect in mind, body and spirit. With guided sessions for the entire weekend, we lead you while you’re here AND leave you with the skills to build well-being into your daily living.
A weekend away from it all, for YOU.
Find a practice. Build a practice. Enhance your practice.
Single Room Accommodation
Post-Lockdown Pricing:
Just $869.00 + HST (Regularly $1,299.00)
Meals and accommodations included
Shared Room Accommodation
Post-Lockdown Pricing:
Just $1,438.00 + HST
Meals and accommodations included
– Retreat Details –
Friday night:
Gift bag (valued at over 100.00), arrival, welcome and social
Saturday:
AM nature walk
Group meditation
Physical Yoga class
Joint Care workshop
Wind Down Yoga class
Sunset meditation
Networking and Integrative Workshop
Sunday:
AM Nature walk
Group meditation
Integrative techniques session
Workshop- Finding what you need
Nature grounding
Physical Yoga class
*Meals and accommodation included*
PERFORMANCE WELLNESS ATHLETE RETREAT
Retreat Overview:
The PERFORMANCE WELLNESS ATHLETE RETREAT is an integrative approach to the well-being of every athlete, both within and outside of sport. Bring your team, training partners or join athletes at the multi-sport retreat to positively impact your performance.
Engage in a 2-day retreat that will enhance your performance on and off of the field. High performers from all sports have engaged in the FIRSTAR model and note benefits in on-field, in-gym and mindset performance.
Retreat Outline:
The retreat encompasses joint and tissue care through a hygiene and longevity program, physical yoga and meditation rolled out in a deliverable platform. For any lingering or current issues, treatment sessions are built into the PERFORMANCE WELLNESS ATHLETE RETREAT as well. The active sessions will leave you feeling revived in mind and body while providing a skillset you can apply to your current training regimen.
Options available:
- On-site OR in an overnight venue
- Full Team
- Small groups
- Multi-sport Retreat
- 1-to-1
Upon completion of the in-person course, you will have access to FIRSTAR THERAPY for 4 additional weeks of integration support through group and one-to-one interactions.
FIRSTAR can also develop customized workshops/retreats to suit your needs. Email us to chat.
Retreat Includes:
- Accommodations
- Some meals – details to be provided
- Hands-On Training
RETREAT DETAILS:
Contact for pricing and future retreat dates
PERFORMANCE WELLNESS LIFESTYLE STRATEGIES RETREAT
Retreat Overview:
The PERFORMANCE WELLNESS LIFESTYLE STRATEGIES RETREAT is an opportunity to enhance your well-being through the development of practical skills that you can apply in your life immediately. Engage in a 2-day retreat that will enhance your life so you can be at your best. Studies have shown that an integrative systems approach will increase productivity, job satisfaction and overall sense of well-being.
This is a great option for companies, families, friends and corporations.
Upon completion of the course, you will receive 4 weeks of personalized support with FIRSTAR THERAPY to maximize the skills utilized in the retreat and capitalize on the momentum created.
The consultation will include:
- Personalized, in-life programming and planning
- Support for the purposes of successful integration into your life
- Group Calls
- 1-to-1 Calls
James’ practices provide the best workout for your body and mind. He provides a level-appropriate physical workout for the entire body, providing just the right amount of science behind the “whys and how” of each movement. James’ workouts are never boring.
He regularly changes exercise movements often incorporating unique and fun warm-ups. He offers tips and ideas on how to improve your movement throughout your daily life. His yoga sessions provide the same type of mind-body connection with an emphasis on what the client needs – stretching, workout, or balance.
He knows what questions to ask and how to listen to what you need. All interactions with James are personal, professional, and leave you feeling like a better person than when you started the session.
Retreat Outline:
The retreat allows for individuals with any level of experience to engage, ask questions and learn. The PERFORMANCE WELLNESS LIFESTYLE STRATEGIES RETREAT encompasses joint and tissue care through a program aimed at hygiene and longevity, physical yoga and meditation through a deliverable platform. The interactive sessions will leave you (and your team) feeling revived in mind and body while providing a skill set you can take with you and apply to your daily life.
Options available:
- On-site OR at an overnight venue
- Open registration
- Private Group
The overnight package offers added value in team-building, social connectivity and accessibility to the FIRSTAR platform and philosophy around the clock.
FIRSTAR can also develop customized workshops/retreats to suit your needs. Email us to chat.
Retreat Includes:
- Accommodations
- Some meals – details to be provided
- Hands-On Training
RETREAT DETAILS:
Contact for pricing and future retreat dates
PERFORMANCE WELLNESS PRACTITIONER WORKSHOP RETREAT
Integrative Systems Approach
A retreat for you, the human.
A workshop for you, the practitioner.
Retreat Overview:
Using the ‘3- relationships Model’: Work on yourSELF, Work with your colleagues, Work into your practice (for athletes)
The PERFORMANCE WELLNESS PRACTITIONER WORKSHOP RETREAT is an opportunity to enhance your well-being and your current model of patient care simultaneously. You will engage in an interactive workshop and develop a practical set of skills that you can apply in your own life and to your current mode of care. The workshop is driven by a holistic approach to wellness through an integrative systems model that can be easily manoeuvred to suit high performers in sport or everyday athletes.
Engage in a 3-day retreat that will enhance your life and your practice – be at your best so you can guide others in doing the same.
Practitioners from all modes of patient care are welcome.
Upon completion of the course, you will receive the FIRSTAR THERAPY Integrative Systems Approach Certificate and,
4 weeks integrative support (minimum 8 hours) :
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1.5 hour, Zoom Call (weekly), group 30 minutes
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1-to-1 Call (weekly) with individual additional calls as desired/needed
RETREAT DETAILS:
Contact for pricing and future retreat dates
COMPLETION CERTIFICATE FOR PRACTITIONERS
You will receive a CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION when you complete FIRSTAR’S Practitioner’s Performance Wellness Seminar.
I was approached with a fantastic opportunity to be a part of an amazingly immersive, interactive, and enriching workshop that focuses on mind-body connection and awareness. The wellness-based approach James has created is something that is so necessary for the times we have recently been exposed to. Taking into account how important self-care and the human element is at the forefront of his model is undeniably the driving force behind his vision. The education learned and knowledge gained is all so valuable for any practitioner to be able to take away immediately and begin implementing into their current model of care and also your own daily life.
James’s passion to educate, empower and impact is what you see and experience first hand throughout the entirety of the course. Focusing on intention and awareness is refreshing as a practitioner. This ultimately leads to continual growth in our own personal lives but also within our own practices. The human element is something that we all need to be mindful of daily and making sure we always bring intent and our best selves into everything we do and with everyone we encounter so that we as humans can guide others in doing the same. Thank you, James, for inviting me to be a part of your vision, philosophy, and journey. I cannot wait to see the positive impact you will undoubtedly have on so many individuals.
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