About Sharon Mitchell Sharon Mitchell’s wisdom and experience living Native American spirituality for over twenty years inspires you to discover the power that you carry within. She has been honored to sit with Native American Elders in Ceremony and to receive the passing down of the tradition of the Arapaho Nation sweat lodge. Sharon has been co-facilitating women’s retreats for the past fifteen years. She is a Science of Mind ordained minister who brings together New Thought and Ancient Wisdom. Sharon and her husband facilitate community healing circles, ceremonies and weddings in Asheville, NC. For more information visit www.enlightenyourheart.com.

The natural world has healing power that inspires us to awaken to the light of our own true nature. When kayaking is combined with yoga and personal transformation work challenges become opportunities, fears become easier to work through and your authentic self is empowered to take you beyond what you imagined was possible.

Women’s Weekend: Empower Your Authentic Self
May 16, 17 & 18, 2008

Discover your passion and inspiration in the natural magnificence of the Nantahala Gorge nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Integrate your soul with the flow of the rivers and the expansiveness of the mountains under the guidance of renowned kayak instructor Anna Levesque and celebrated spiritual teacher, Sharon Mitchell.

Women’s Weekend facilitates your personal transformation through intention setting, journaling, yoga, kayaking and hiking. Give yourself the gift of connecting with nature and with your inner light. Learn to view challenges as opportunities so that you can create the life that you want to live and empower your authentic self.

Cost: Weekend $495
Includes seven meals, lodging, transportation, morning yoga sessions, flatwater kayaking outing, hiking, sacred circles and a guided trip down the Nantahala River. Please bring your own yoga mat.

Itinerary:

Friday May 16th

• Dinner at 6:30 p.m. at Relia's
• Opening session (goal setting and introductions) 7:45 p.m. in Kleinrath

Saturday May 17th

• Yoga 7:00 a.m.
• Breakfast 8:30 a.m.
• Depart for Woods and Water Tour on Santitla Lake 10:00 a.m. - This outing includes instruction in flatwater paddling, a flatwater paddle, a reflective hike to a beautiful waterfall where we'll have lunch, swim and relax.
• Dinner 6:30 p.m.
• Bonfire and guided Wise Woman Meditation 8:00 p.m.

Sunday May 18th

• Yoga 7:00 a.m.
• Breakfast 8:30 a.m.
• Duckie run of the Nantahala 10:30 a.m.
• Closing session after the river to reconnect with our goals and celebrate what we've learned.
• The workshop will be done between 4:00 and 4:30 p.m.
  

Ladies Retreat Week
The Ultimate Women’s Whitewater Spa at MKC
June 30 - July 4, 2008
(Canada Day and Fourth of July celebration week combo)

This retreat week incorporates the ‘spa’ approach to exercise, learning, and paddling fun with rejuvenation in a stunning environment.

The week will consist of a learning environment for both canoeing and kayaking – enhanced by yoga sessions, a sports massage and athletic therapy assessment, a nutrition seminar and of course a wine and artisan cheese afternoon by the lake. The opportunity to paddle in a women’s only environment, can be a positive and desirable one for many.

This idea originated last summer when Anna Levesque (of Girls at Play) and Gail Shields (open canoe mentor), combined their ideas with Claudia’s enthusiasm to develop the ultimate paddling retreat for women.

Join us for this, the first of its kind in North America - and be part of a new trend!

Cost: $950 for Plan 1C or $1050 for Plan 1A
Call 613 594-5268 to book or visit www.mkc.ca