Thrive at CCNM
January 18-19 - April, 2020
January 18-19 - April, 2020
Drop in to experiential naturopathic medicine with us at a rural winter retreat! Join us in the snowy quiet of Ontario wilderness and explore the pillars of health in a deeply personal way. Be guided through a weekend of workshops designed to develop an intimate understanding of the basics of health, your most common barriers to health, and effective exercise and strategies for overcoming these obstacles. Be fully present for yourself, knowing you will take in the experience and use it to help your patients in the future.
Beyond the science of naturopathic medicine, we will explore the art of interpersonal management, emotional management, and stress management. These are skills that we aim to practice for ourselves in our own lives and relationships, knowing this will inform who we are as naturopathic doctors in the future. To practice these skills, we draw on exercises from cognitive behavioural therapy, emotionally-focused therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, and personal experience.
The weekend retreat (January 18 and 19, 2020) is designed to embody the principles of healthy lifestyle change, something we call experiential medicine. One of the main tenets of the weekend is building community, and as such, we strive to create a harmonious, safe, and open environment for learning and growing as a cohesive group. Living the principles of health is an important part of being an effective healer, and we encourage students to explore what that means for them on the retreat, as individuals, and as a group.
Students arrive Saturday morning to a cabin accommodation, and are supported with food, nature, experience, materials, companionship, and playfulness! Accommodation includes a shared room and bathroom, a fresh whole foods diet that includes meat but can be vegetarian, all materials and exercises, and time in nature. We can help coordinate car pooling!
What happens after the retreat?
Sometimes removing yourself from your daily routine is necessary to make real change in your life. Being away from habit allows for space to think about healthy, inspired choices. But retaining the change once you’ve returned to your life can be a challenge, which is why we are offering several monthly meetups at CCNM after the retreat to explore each of the pillars again in a familiar setting. This reinforcement and reminder serves to establish new healthy habits as a continuing part of your life. Meetups will be an hour each, revisiting a specific practice explored in the retreat, checking in on how students are incorporating this into their life, and how to troubleshoot difficulties with the practice. We will also create a Facebook group to facilitate check-ins, share resources, and maintain community.
Cost
The cost of the retreat is $350 per student. Thrive CCNM is offering a bursary of $150 per student; please email thrive@ccnm.edu to apply. Registration is capped at 10 participants. Please contact us (below) to to register or inquire further; a non-refundable deposit of $100 is required to confirm; the balance is due by January 8, 2020.
Beyond the science of naturopathic medicine, we will explore the art of interpersonal management, emotional management, and stress management. These are skills that we aim to practice for ourselves in our own lives and relationships, knowing this will inform who we are as naturopathic doctors in the future. To practice these skills, we draw on exercises from cognitive behavioural therapy, emotionally-focused therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, and personal experience.
The weekend retreat (January 18 and 19, 2020) is designed to embody the principles of healthy lifestyle change, something we call experiential medicine. One of the main tenets of the weekend is building community, and as such, we strive to create a harmonious, safe, and open environment for learning and growing as a cohesive group. Living the principles of health is an important part of being an effective healer, and we encourage students to explore what that means for them on the retreat, as individuals, and as a group.
Students arrive Saturday morning to a cabin accommodation, and are supported with food, nature, experience, materials, companionship, and playfulness! Accommodation includes a shared room and bathroom, a fresh whole foods diet that includes meat but can be vegetarian, all materials and exercises, and time in nature. We can help coordinate car pooling!
What happens after the retreat?
Sometimes removing yourself from your daily routine is necessary to make real change in your life. Being away from habit allows for space to think about healthy, inspired choices. But retaining the change once you’ve returned to your life can be a challenge, which is why we are offering several monthly meetups at CCNM after the retreat to explore each of the pillars again in a familiar setting. This reinforcement and reminder serves to establish new healthy habits as a continuing part of your life. Meetups will be an hour each, revisiting a specific practice explored in the retreat, checking in on how students are incorporating this into their life, and how to troubleshoot difficulties with the practice. We will also create a Facebook group to facilitate check-ins, share resources, and maintain community.
Cost
The cost of the retreat is $350 per student. Thrive CCNM is offering a bursary of $150 per student; please email thrive@ccnm.edu to apply. Registration is capped at 10 participants. Please contact us (below) to to register or inquire further; a non-refundable deposit of $100 is required to confirm; the balance is due by January 8, 2020.
