Restore + Renew
A 4-Day Whole Food Plant Based Retreat in the Ozarks
April 3 - 7, 2025
1 spot available for a local area resident
A Life Changing Experience!
Optimize Well-being, Embrace Vitality
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This is an opportunity for a transformative experience. Optimize well-being and embrace vitality. Reconnect with your health and wellness goals while savoring delicious, abundant and artfully prepared whole food plant-based meals specially curated for you by Culinary Instructor Karen Gros.
Informative presentations will be led by Dr. Cynthia Morgan, Founder and Executive Medical Director of the Ozark Center for Lifestyle Medicine. Discover the emerging medical field of Lifestyle Medicine and learn about the six pillars that serve as therapeutic lifestyle interventions to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. The body wants to heal, and Lifestyle Medicine helps individuals identify and remove obstacles to this natural healing process. Indeed, you will learn of the power inherent in every bite, every step, every extra minute of sleep, every moment spent in nature, and every supportive encounter with a loved one.
Not only will you experience the impact of a healthy lifestyle during this weekend immersion, but you will be provided with practical physical goals to take home as well. All participants will have the opportunity to undergo anthropometric screening with Dr. Morgan measuring your height, weight, along with a few other key body circumferences, to then calculate your approximate body composition. You will then be provided with unique weight loss (or gain) landmarks to help you reach the ideal body weight that will help you prevent and possibly reverse disease.
What You Get
Beautiful and comfortable accommodations in a peaceful natural setting
Nourishing and delicious whole food, plant-based meals for breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner curated and prepared by Chef Karen Gros, Certified Plant Based Nutrition Culinary Instructor and Wellness Counselor
Informative + educative wellness presentations with Dr. Cynthia Morgan focused on the six pillars of Lifestyle Medicine
Medical insights from an onsite plant-based physician
Three cooking classes
Three rejuvenating yoga sessions
A serene sound bath meditation
Picturesque lakeside hike + nature walks
Mindful activities
Film screening
Privately guided art and architectural walking tour through Eureka Springs
Architectural wonder Thorncrown Chapel
Meaningful social connections
Fireside chat
Rest + relaxation
The setting
The Ozark Mountain Region stands as the largest preserved wilderness in the Eastern United States, offering a sanctuary for wildlife amidst picturesque hiking trails and breathtaking waterfalls.
Tucked within the Ozark Mountains, the enchanting Victorian town of Eureka Springs provides an ideal setting for relaxation. Recognized on the National Register of Historic Places since 1970, the town’s historic district boasts a rich history marked by vibrant prosperity, intriguing stories, and the allure of stone structures and Victorian residences. Eureka Springs is renowned for its magical healing waters and sacred Native American springs. Given how special this small town is, we are including a privately guided historical walking tour of the healing springs and downtown Eureka Springs.
This retreat will take place on a scenic country road just outside of Eureka Spring, less than 5 minutes from the Thorncrown Chapel, the most celebrated piece of architecture built in Arkansas, designed by architect E. Fay Jones.
Locals price excluding lodging
$995
1 spot available for a local area resident.
Fitness Level
Easy to Moderate – Activities will primarily include gentle yoga, light stretching, walking, standing, stairs, climbing, walking up hills and on gravel roads, as well as navigating uneven terrain. For those needing a more strenuous workout, cardio and strength training will be offered. This event would not be suitable for individuals with special accessibility needs.
Accommodations
Relax in a comfortable, peaceful room with a king-sized bed in one of the two beautiful 3-bedroom cabins on the same property along our country road: Sparrow Grove Cabin and Moonlight Cabin. We have six bedrooms available, and are accepting a maximum of 12 participants. The retreat price is per person based on shared occupancy; private rooms are available at a supplement; please inquire.
Arrival Information
The retreat begins at Karen Gros Wellness Cooking School at 5:30pm Thursday, April 4th. Retreat concludes at 11:00am Monday. Northwest Arkansas airport (XNA) is a 1.5-hr drive to the retreat location.