It’s Just Food!
For Women suffering from PCOS and other Metabolic Issues
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
May 18-20, 2018
Are you looking for a solution to manage your PCOS symptoms and decrease the impact of its associated health problems?
Are you looking to overcome feelings of isolation while finding encouragement, connection and compassionate support?
If you answered “YES”, this weekend is for you!
This weekend will empower and encourage you to change the way you think and feel about yourself. You will leave on Sunday with a new perspective, tools & resources, a supportive community and an action plan to live your life with authenticity, more joy and overall well being.
Come join Super like-minded women and me to learn 5 simple steps to transform your relationship with food, mind, body, exercise and self.
Youâll leave the weekend with an easy to implement 5 Step System and knowing how to:
- Eat Intuitively (a mindful approach to food, eating and weight)
- Play, move and exercise joyfully while learning to get out of and stay out of pain
- Empower you compassionate, kind and supportive inner voice (your Maxi-me) while quieting your cruel, judgmental and self-sabotaging mean inner voice (your mini-me)
- Practice Body AA (appreciate and accept youâre here and now (todays) body
- Engage in daily self-care to reduce stress, worry, anxiety and gain energy, clarity, focus and self-compassion
Discovery Space
Why the Maine Coast? This iconic magical space has welcomed guests from all over the world. Its spectacular and remarkable walking beaches and rocky coastlines create spaces for emotional and rewarding enlightenment and awakening.
The Maine coast is known for its ability to create memories that will last a lifetime. Generation after generation return to the beach and ocean to enjoy immersive experiences in every season. The healing ocean waters allow you spirit to soar.
Take time to slow down. Feel the sand in between your toes, catch a few rays of sun and watch the sunrise over the Atlantic. This space offers the opportunity for a remarkable transformation that comes only when you are at the ocean.
You will have the ability to step out onto the beach and feel the energizing breeze as it sweeps up from the surf. Notice the smile that spreads across your face as you immediately feel the peaceful and calming effects on your body, mind and soul.
Our âhomeâ for this transformational weekend will be the Edgewater Inn and Hotel located on the beach. Just steps from the beach and ocean this cozy, comfortable and calming space has served families for generations. It is exactly what is needed for you to pause, reflect, relax, rejuvenate, connect, learn and share.
It looks incredible!
Intuitive Eating
Practice intuitive eating (a mindfulness approach to food, eating and weight) as you dine on scrumptious locally sourced organic and fresh snacks and meals as you tune into your bodyâs own hunger and fullness cues. Your taste buds are sure to be awakened as you enjoy the healthy and supportive snacks and meals prepared by our Chef, with homegrown products – many from his own garden.
Imagine waking up to the smell of fresh brewed coffee and tea while watching the sun rise, connecting with self and engaging in authentic conversations. Set your intention for the day or spend time in the quiet, peaceful natural surroundings… beach, pond, walking trails and ocean.
Learn a variety of ways to nourish your pallet and get in touch with your bodies internal physiological hunger needs. Experience creating your own delicious smoothies and create your own special oatmeal concoction. Mix and match tastes, textures and colors of foods that appeal to you in the morning, such as homemade quiches and muffins, grilled vegetables, turkey sausages, yogurts and fruits.
Canât eat this or that? Vegan, Vegetarian, gluten or dairy free? No problem, we are happy to accommodate any of your food preferences.
Enjoy easy to make and find high-energy snacks to keep you mind and body (blood sugar levels) functioning optimally. Discover the value of food and its role in providing clarity, focus, energy and awareness while moving, learning and growing.
While in Maine, do as the Mainers! Eat a family style Maine themed meal including Maine Crab Cakes, Red Bliss Potato Salad and Fresh spinach and mushroom salad. End the meal by experiencing the sweet taste of an Apple or Blueberry Crisp with ice cream. The warm and friendly atmosphere, new connections and tasty dishes blend to end the day in pure perfection.
Iâm ready to change the way I eat!
Our Journey
Day 1 Evening: Letting Go and Connecting
After settling in your comfortable, cozy room, join us and the âDiet Free Sisterhoodâ as we meet, and greet each other to âkickoffâ our transformative weekend. Spend the evening sharing and getting acquainted with a group of like-minded fun women.
We will look at how PCOS has impacted the relationship you now have with food, eating, exercise and your body.
- Uncover and understand your present relationship with food
- Let go of past thoughts and beliefs about food, diets and body image
- Gain insight on your current non-supportive behaviors (mini-me)
- Understand the link and relationship between PCOS and stress, food and exercise
- Leave baggage (worries or doubts) at the front door for the weekend, while we work in the present.
- Relax into the evening and reduce stress with a guided stress less meditation
Day 2: Implementing the 5 Steps to managing your PCOS
Over the course of the day you will gain a new perspective on how to change your relationship with food, mind, body and self as we introduce you to our 5 simple steps Action Plan.
Greet the morning with a hot or cold beverage and head out on a morning walk of mindfulness through nature. Explore the beautiful landscape, breathe in the fresh coastal air, stretch and move your body as you open your heart and mind. This is a great way to be grateful and to be present while grounding yourself for the day.
After enjoying a nourishing delicious morning meal, we will come together and learn five proven simple steps…
- Eat Intuitively and Supportively
- Empower your Maxi-Me with positive Self-Talk
- Practice âBody AAâ Appreciate and Accept your body for what it can do today
As a result, you will be free of the diet mentality and thin ideal. Get your self-talk to work for you rather than against you. You will learn to look at your today’s body with new, appreciative and fresh eyes and perspective.
After a locally sourced, supportive and intuitive meal, head to the ocean and beach to reconnect and reflect in nature with the soothing sounds, salty smells and winter calmness of the seacoast. Feel the sand and even the water on your feet as we explore all our senses and make time to pause, stop, breathe and reflect on the mornings discoveries… Letting the world pass by!
Head back to your room for some quiet time and rejuvenation for TIME TO NURTURE YOU before we gather for a delicious and tasty Maine themed Meal.
This evening we will learn the importance of implementing and engaging in Daily Self-Care and Self-Compassion by:
- Sharing strategies on how to best take care of you and find daily joy.
- Learning methods to decrease your stress load
- Creating a personalized Self Care Tool Box
- Relaxing and enjoying a guided self-compassionate meditation
Day 3: Supporting and Celebrating You!
Wake up to the smell of fresh brewed coffee and tea, while enjoying the quiet of the morning or engaging in meaningful, supportive conversations.
A Drumming and Play-fit class sets this day in motion. Awaken and reconnect to your inner playful child with laughter, smiles and joy. Imagine playing and drumming as we introduce you to several new and different ways to move your body, exercise and play. You will also learn our innovative 2x2x2 movement formula that reduces aches and pains, increases body acceptance and encourages movement and exercise as a way of life.
Spend some time opening your heart and mind to the experiences of the weekend as you decide what you want to take home and what you want to leave behind. Experience a life-changing exhilarating letting go activity with the support of your new found friends.
We wrap up the weekend in a Celebration of You. In this heart centered ceremony, feel nurtured, supported, cared for and valued. You will know that you are not alone and that you GOT THIS… and your sisters (and I) have your back
My heart is ready for more JOY
Benefits
YOU WILL…
- Feel more confident and competent that you can implement your new plan of action
- Think differently about having PCOS, and how to manage it
- Discover how to Trust, Appreciate and Accept your âhere and nowâ body
- Go home with movements, exercise and play options that works for you and your PCOS type
- Gain new friends and an additional support system
- Eat intuitively to lower blood sugar, cholesterol and other bio markers
- Understand and value the role of self-care and implementing stress less Yoga Nidra meditations to decrease cortisol, insulin and belly fat
- Have the tools, resources and information to manage your PCOS and reduce the risk of associated diseases
Come join us and get the help, encouragement, support and guidance you want to transform your relationship with food, mind, body and self. There is hope you can change and achieve your goals, ambitions and dreams.
Awaken your authenticity â connect more deeply with yourself and loved ones and experience and live with more joy!
On this kind and caring journey, you will also:
- Feel better in and about your body
- Enjoy food and eating, even when out with friends and family
- Learn to honor your internal hunger and fullness cues
- Gain self-confidence and self-esteem
- Develop self-compassion and a positive self-talk âMaxi-Meâ
- Find joy in movement, play and exercise
- Reconnect with your authentic self
- Reject the diet mentality and food police
- Overcome personal barriers that keep you from creating the life of your dreams
- Feel more comfortable shopping for clothes, going to the beach or looking in the mirror
- Decrease stress, anxiety and worry
- Understand the role stress plays in weight, weight gain and weight loss
- Receive a proven movement and play formula that:
⢠Increases energy
⢠Improves bone density (helps with osteoporosis/osteoarthritis)
⢠Enhances metabolism
⢠Reduces aches and pains
⢠Improves functional movement and strength - Finally find peace with food, eating and your body
If you have been struggling with PCOS, weight, food and body image and want to have time and space to reconnect with yourself and develop a new and different way of thinking, feeling and living, this weekend is for YOU!
If you are tired and worn out and need a break from your daily routine, this opportunity provides you time to pause, reset, be present and experience true joy.
With the support and energy of the group, women like you, we will collectively create an amazing life experience and gain ongoing lasting encouragement from your âdiet-freeâ sisters.
Return home peaceful and grounded, excited and confident that you can implement the Itâs Just Food! 5 Step System for women living with PCOS .
You will be fully present in your life and be ready to take the next natural step to the amazing life you were born to live! This weekend will change your life… guaranteed!
I am ready to embrace myself and this new way of livingâŚ
Whatâs Included
- Special Welcoming Gift upon registration
- 4 Scrumptious Farm-to-table, locally sourced Meals for each participant
- 3 High energy, fueling snacks
- 3 Days of Breakthrough Programing lead by Certified Eating Specialist Anne Poirier BS, CSCS, CIEC
- 3 Stress-Less Guided Meditations with Certified Yoga-Nidra facilitator to reduce anxiety and worry
- Personalized Self-Care Toolbox
- Special Shaping Perspectives, highly coveted Join the âDiet-Freeâ Sisterhood tee-shirt
- Shaping Perspectives Writing Journal
- Personalized Guide Book for Implementing the 5 Simple Steps
- Complimentary 30-day trial membership to Self-Talk Plus which includes over 100 self-talk audioâs to train the brain and enhance success in all of lifeâs key areas
- Access to our Online Shaping Perspectives Learning and Growth CafĂŠ
- Guided Activities and Lessons to Increase Positive Self-talk, Self-esteem, Self-worth, Body Acceptance and Body Appreciation
- Calming, Relaxing, Rejuvenating and Restful Outdoor Space Right near the Ocean and Beach
- Opportunity to reconnect with nature in yourself
- Journey back home with a sisterhood of support and my team and I
- As, always, a few little surprisesâŚ
Whatâs Not Included
- Transportation to and from Location / Venue
- Lodging (Contact The Edgewater Motel *) www.theedgewatermotorinn.com or 207-934-2221
- Shopping and souvenirs
* Room Rate is $109.00 plus taxes with a 2 night minimum
I want to go!
Your Host
Anne Poirier
Like you, Intuitive Eating Coach and Womenâs Lifestyle expert Anne Poirier has struggled with weight issues, negative body image, food and societies âThin Idealâ for over 40 years. Annie set out on a journey to find a better way. So, she created Itâs Just Food! 5 Simple Steps to Transform your Relationship with Food, Mind, Body and Self.
With over three decades of leading, teaching, speaking, coaching and most importantly, real life in-the-trenches weight loss, fitness and eating disorder experience, her view is radically different from todayâs typical unrealistic, unsustainable approach to weight loss, body transformation and life change.
This unique proven system of change, easy-to-use tools, nurturing support and positive coaching style offers hope, encouragement and empowers women. Her clients and participants her fun, high energy, compassionate, caring and supportive manner helps them achieve their goals and dreams and report that interacting with Annie is the best part of their day.
