This past weekend we hosted 100 alumni women along with health experts from Stanford and the bay area for the Sixteenth Annual Healthy Living Retreat for Women. Building on the success of the program each year, this year’s event went very smooth and the attendees gave rave reviews. Jocye Hanna, associate director at the Stanford School of Medicine’s Health Improvement Program (HIP), recruits the speakers. Joyce looks at the evaluations at the end of each year to build the next year’s program. This year there was a well-rounded mix of presentations on research and medical advice on women’s health plus workshops on emotional and spiritual well being. Topics ranged from Women’s Health and Sex Differences in Human Disease to Mindfulness and Health and The Pursuit of Happiness and Health.
Marcia Stefanick, PhD leading a workshop in the Tallac Room
Another important and popular component of the retreat is fitness testing. Exercise physiologists from Stanford measure and test participants’ body composition, muscle strength, flexibility and cardiovascular fitness. Many attendees return annually, so the fitness test provides valuable feedback and results which they can compare from year to year.
Muscle strength testing
Afternoons are free for the attendees to join a guided hike, a crafts workshop or just relax in one of the many comfortable indoor or outdoor areas around Camp.
Afternoon crafts on the Old Lodge deck
The view of Taylor Creek and Mount Tallac
This year we shuttled a group of 20 to the Taylor Creek area for a walk with naturalist Debra Scolnick. Debra led the group on an hour-long walk sharing interesting information on the flora and fauna in the area with just the right amount of humor.
Chef Dave puts together a spread of delicious healthy meals for the retreat. Menus focused on fresh and when possible organic fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean protein.
Fresh fruit on the lunch buffet
The Seventeenth annual Healthy Living Retreat for Women is scheduled for May 12-15, 2011 with the option to arrive on Wednesday, May 11. Please contact us for more information on the retreat or about scheduling your health-focused event at our comfortable center on beautiful Fallen Leaf Lake.
Could you tell me the cost of the Healthy Living Retreat scheduled for May 11-15, 2011? What was the cost of the similar retreat in 2010?
Thank you,
Carol Thurston
The 2010 Healthy Living Retreat was $715 for members of the Stanford Alumni Association and $790 for non-members. The rate includes three nights lodging, all meals, activities, lectures, and program binder.