Luxurious health and wellbeing retreat in Sri Lanka
18th – 24th October 2010
View from the yoga pavilion at KK – a great place
for peace of mind and early morning yoga classes!
“The lush tropical surrounds of KK ensure the perfect healing environment to focus on your health and make informed, committed choices for your optimal wellbeing. All activities are tailored to suit the individual needs of each guest with exemplary service delivered by the enchanting staff. KK truly is the Garden of Eden. Be tempted.” Samantha Gowing, Director of Gowings Food Health Wealth
18th to the 24th October 2010
(7 days/6 nights)
Kahanda Kanda, Sri Lanka’s award winning boutique hotel is offering a weeks luxurious wellness retreat. Set on a working tea estate just 30 minutes from the centre of Galle, KK is the perfect place for a week of health, peace and general wellbeing.
Led by Australia’s most innovative nutritionist and wellbeing specialist, Samantha Gowing of Gowings Food Health Wealth who returns to Galle to take you on a motivational journey for the mind, body and spirit. Sam initially helped to establish KK as Sri Lanka’s number one wellness destination two years ago by implementing the wellness programs and menus.
With over 25 years experience in the business Samantha, formerly an award-winning restaurateur, learnt her most recent lessons working in private practice as a therapeutic chef and clinical nutritionist, and at premiere health and spa retreats.
The week’s retreat will give you the opportunity to participate in yoga and Pilates classes, indulge in massages and participate in Sam’s unique cooking demonstrations and health and nutrition workshops.
Samantha encourages the pursuit of optimal health utilising motivational mindset techniques, meditation, food as medicine, postural alignment and breathing awareness from Pilates and Yoga. She incorporates techniques from Zen Macrobiotics, Ayurvedic philosophies and Traditional Chinese Medicine into her signature spa cuisine.
The week’s retreat is the perfect opportunity for those wanting to relax in the luxury of a tropical tea estate and rejuvenate from the pressures of a stressful and busy life.
Come and enjoy the luxury of Kahanda Kanda with the superb expertise and skill of Samantha Gowing.
Prices start from US$2,999.00 per person
Price includes:
5 Yoga/Pilates classes
1 Meditation
3 Wellness Workshops
2 Food as Medicine Cooking Demonstrations
All meals
6 nights accommodation (twin share basis)
Government taxes & surcharges
Price does not include:
Airfares
Transport
All beverages
Supplements for deluxe room or single occupancy
Private Wellness conusltations
Massges, bike rides, etc.
To make a booking, or for more information, contact info@kahandakanda.com or telephone +94 (0) 91 228 6717
PROGRAMME
Day 1 – Monday 18th October, 2010
3.00pm Onwards – Guests to check in at Kahanda Kanda
6.00pm – Welcome meet & greet
6.30pm – “Drink Smart” workshop
7.30pm – Dinner
“I had the good fortune of stumbling across Sam Gowing back in 2002, when she gave me a jolly-good dose of both Pilates and “food as medicine” advice. Since then, whenever I’m run down, flat out, over-roasted, or in need to some professional “energy support”, she is the one I call. She always sets me back on the path to good health, and manages to do so in a way that makes food sexy, and exercise delightful. She has a big heart, and this makes her the real deal. I love her way.” Clare Bowditch
“Dear Sam, I am still trying to master that Vietnamese salad you demonstrated at the Harvest Picnic.”
The Honourable John Brumby, Premier of Victoria
“I thought I knew fair bit about stretching but Samantha Gowing showed me a few things I didn’t know for which I am most grateful. She also encouraged me to push myself further than I thought possible – and I felt fantastic afterwards! I recommend a personal stretching session with Samantha for anyone serious about maintaining their body flexibility. She’s a great teacher, fun to work with and she gets results. Thanks Samantha!”
Ita Buttrose, AO, OBE
“With the increasing demand for beautifully prepared, healthy food and the escalating global health issues, Vue de monde enjoys a nurturing nutritional alliance with Samantha Gowing. Sam has shared her extensive knowledge and unique insight into food as medicine and well being for the past four years with our team. This combined with twenty-five years experience in hospitality and the corporate arena makes her a true champion of balanced living!”
Since relocating to Byron Bay from Melbourne a few years ago I naturally had to take up surfing around the beautiful beaches to be a true local. Soon I discovered there was an incredible relationship with the organic food as medicine I have been creating for over a decade and the need for healthy, nourishing, restorative food for surfers. Not to mention a niche market which I have created my signature Surf Spa Food, formally launched at an inaugural surf retreat in May.
I was blessed to be working within the most beautiful villa I have ever had the pleasure of and surrounded by gorgeous, enthusiastic and hungry surfer girls from around the world. Daily delights such as the pictured Citrus Polenta Pancakes with a honey blossom yoghurt were a hit, so too were the Spicy Sweetheart Fishcakes and the all important post surf pick-me-up Surf Spa Food signature Bali Bliss Balls with coconut, vanilla, tamarind and tropical fruit.
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Surf Haven Bali- Luxury surf spa retreats for women Gowings Food Health Wealth is delighted to have the opportunity to be the nutritional wellness voice of Surf Haven Bali as we establish a liaison with Surf Haven Bali as Therapeutic Chef to showcase our signature Surf Spa Food. Our intention is to create an international Surf Spa Food identity and help permeate the synergistic cuisine philosophy, establishing Surf Haven Bali as the number one premier global surf retreat for women. Our cuisine is about delicious quality fuel, not deprivation. We serve an abundance of locally grown organic fresh fruits and veggies, fresh local fish and free range chicken. The menu has been carefully devised based upon the philosophy of whole foods, so we avoid preservatives and processed foods.The healthy and delicious menu is predominantly gluten free – I prefer to use rice flour, almond meal and polenta – low calorie, high fiber, full of valuable nutrients and bursting with flavor. It has been designed to complement your well being program.
You’ll also enjoy our no-repeat gourmet cuisine policy That’s because, as part of the goal to ensure you experience the best service and food, we provide you with a daily changing menu. No two dishes are ever the same. However, what you will receive day-in and day-out is fresh organic produce that will make your taste buds zing. You can look forward to enjoying a surf spa vacation with: • Locally-grown organic tropical fruits and vegetables • Fresh caught seafood • Home-made baked goods • Daily changing fresh vegetable and fruit juices
This is an exclusive retreat with only 8 spaces available. If you have always wanted to learn to surf, love yoga,
great food and the island life then I can guarantee you’ll love this amazing journey. Make an online booking
Stress-free surf
May 15, 2010 – The Age & SMH
Pose in Bali
Janine Hall isn’t the first mid-30s executive to decide there is more to life than a career that demands a 24/7 commitment. But she may be the first to decide the antidote to her mid-life crisis is to run off to Bali and set up a surfing and yoga retreat for women called Surf Haven Bali.
“I figured there had to be women like me who felt totally burnt out and wanted to just get away from everything and hang out with their friends,” says Hall, a New Zealander whose fashion marketing career had necessitated stints living in London, Sydney and Tokyo.
Hall had loved Bali since childhood visits, so it wasn’t difficult to pick a location. The yoga and surfing combination seemed a good fit with today’s women and with Bali, she says.
“Lots of women are really into yoga and I decided to add the surfing element because of where we are situated and also it’s a challenge that is totally refreshing,” Hall says.
She also wanted quality accommodation. “You get to a point in life where you don’t want to share bathrooms or stay in bunks.” Consequently, guests stay at two luxury four-bedroom villas at the resort in Seminyak.
Hall has employed the Australian nutritionist and award-winning restaurateur, Samantha Gowing, to design the menu with a view to using local produce and maximising health benefits. “We did surveys and found that nutrition is uppermost in our guests’ wish list,” she says.
Gowing turned the Grace Darling Hotel into one of Melbourne’s first gastro pubs during the 1990s. She now runs Gowings Food Health Wealth, a successful nutrition and well-being business in Byron Bay, as well as consulting to the spa industry, here and internationally.
The seven-day retreats each month are limited to eight women. Packages including accommodation, 15 hours of surfing tuition (with instructors trained by the Australian Surf Industry Training) daily yoga and meditation classes, three hours of spa treatments, all meals, a full-day Bali tour and airport transfers, are priced from $2311, twin share.
I have recently returned from two weeks in Bali – one which I spent at a new surf and yoga retreat for women – Surf Haven Bali. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect given it was new and had recently opened but from the moment I arrived at the airport to scented cold refresher towels and the smiling Retreat Director Deb, I was in heaven!
The retreat villa itself is gorgeous – its huge with loads of chill out space and the rooms are great, modern, quiet and cool. They are all spread out around the grounds so you really feel like you have your own space and privacy. It comes with alot of staff and was great to be waited on by the butlers – I felt very spoilt and pampered.
A real highlight was all the food which was amazing and the resident Chef Sam whipped up one great meal after another – would have loved more desert though! It was so much fun learning to surf with others who had never tried before either and so great to actually be able to prove to myself (and friends) that I can stand up on a board!! I am definately going to do more over summer as I LOVED it! The yoga (vinyasa flow) was fabulous and taught by an awesome women from San Fran. Coming on holiday by myself it was great to join a group.The women who run it (Jen and Deb) and the women I met were amazing and really made my experience one I will always remember – I loved my week there and would recommend it to anyone wanting some time out to get away from it all, learn to surf and do yoga and truly be looked after. I am going to return next year!!
“With the increasing demand for beautifully prepared, healthy food and the escalating global health issues, Vue de monde enjoys a nurturing nutritional alliance with Samantha Gowing. Sam has shared her extensive knowledge and unique insight into food as medicine and well being for the past four years with our team. This combined with twenty-five years experience in hospitality and the corporate arena makes her a true champion of balanced living!”
“I thought I knew fair bit about stretching but Samantha Gowing showed me a few things I didn’t know for which I am most grateful. She also encouraged me to push myself further than I thought possible – and I felt fantastic afterwards! I recommend a personal stretching session with Samantha for anyone serious about maintaining their body flexibility. She’s a great teacher, fun to work with and she gets results. Thanks Samantha!”
Gold Coast hinterland based Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat has released a new three day organic food retreat, Nourish for Winter from 11-14 June 2010.
It incorporates specialty sessions with resident chef, Hermann Schafellner and nutritionist Samantha Gowing.
Guests will learn how to choose and prepare simple soups, hearty casseroles plus Gwinganna’s lamb shanks, all using organic produce. The three day program also includes scenic bushwalks and hikes, a range of activities from yoga and Pilates to boxing and indoor cycling, plus plenty of time to relax and enjoy the award winning Spa Sanctuary.
Packages at Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat are fully inclusive and the Nourish for Winter program starts from $1245 per person.
“It is my pleasure to introduce Samantha Gowing. A talented woman, Sam has proven skills and expertise as a Nutritionist she is a wonderful Chef and is an excellent business woman. She is rare talent who will tantalise your tastebuds, educate your mind, develop your business acumen and delight your clients. Enjoy!”
Business coach and motivational mentor Samantha Gowing meets health practitioners daily who undersell their expertise and knowledge. “The fact is over 90 per cent of practitioners will never become wealthy. I specialise in working with practitioners to identify self-limiting beliefs, then motivate and support them to change their mindset and increase their wealth beyond what they imagine,” says Samantha. Pic by Alisa Katan
With over 25 years experience in business Samantha, formerly an award-winning restaurateur, learnt her most recent business lessons working in private practice as a therapeutic chef and clinical nutritionist, and at premiere retreats such as Gwinganna in Queensland.
Her diverse business, Gowings Food Health Wealth is now in its eighth year and going strong. Samantha is in demand nationally and internationally for her organic cooking presentations, corporate cooking demonstrations, kitchen keynote seminars and public speaking.
Event highlights for 2010 include a seven-night luxury Women’s luxury surf spa retreat in Bali, guest chef for the Nourish program at Gwinganna Gold Coast, a Women’s Retreat at Gaia Retreat www.gaiaretreat.com.au/ Byron Bay in June. In October Samantha will return to Bali to host special literary events at the Ubud Writers Festival before returning to Sri Lanka in to host a six-night organic wellness spa retreat at the stunning boutique hotel Kahanda Kanda in Galle.
Using strategic techniques that Samantha now teaches other practitioners and spa owners in her business coaching sessions, Gowings Food Health Wealth earnings have already in this financial year surpassed last years’ earnings by one hundred per cent.
Samantha’s dynamic business coaching and motivational mentoring programs are available for on-site practice or organic luxury spa retreats or corporate health incentives.
For further information or to book Samantha for business coaching or transformational speaking phone 02) 6685 5400 or 0411 852 387 or visit www.samanthagowing.com or www.foodhealthweath.com
“Anything is possible”
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