A Functional Medicine Journey: 4 Days to Your Optimal Wellness

2409 Bear Creek Rd,Helena MT 59601

14 June, 2021

Description

A Functional Medicine Journey: 4 Days to Your Optimal Wellness UPDATES TO THE EVENT WILL BE MADE AFTER THE RESOLUTION OF THE CURRENT GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS | STAY SAFE - STAY WELL All individuals are worthy of respect and reverence for the deep, intangible meaning and purpose possessed by each of us; yet for many, this personal touchpoint for creating optimal wellness has been lost. Healing involves more than knowing information. Healing requires recreating our story, our wellness and indeed our meaning and purpose. It’s a personalized path, a dynamic dance of science and spirit. There are new ways to envision one’s health. In this 4-day healing retreat with our faculty of Integrative and Functional Medicine thought leaders and clinicians, come experience your personal journey through your health landscape; touring through your genetics, family histories, physiology, psychology, and day-to-day lifestyle choices. The bigger picture of you (including review of optional laboratory testing completed before the retreat) will be revealed in interactive large and small group activities. Having learned more about you through the Functional Medicine Matrix and the combined hologram of modern medicine, and ancient traditions, you can expect to leave with ideas on how to cultivate better health and healing with simple skills to create significant shifts. We will build these skills through an investigation of foods, physical activity, emotional expression, meditation and guided imagery. TYPICAL DAILY SCHEDULE: 7:00 AM – Exercise Experience (Optional) 7:30 AM – Personal Time 8:00 AM – Breakfast 9:00 AM – Experiential Large Group 10:15 AM – Break 10:30 AM – Experiential Small Groups 12:00 PM – Lunch and Personal Time 2:00 PM – Experiential Large Group 3:15 PM – Break 3:30 PM – Experiential Small Groups 4:30 PM – Personal Time 6:00 PM – Dinner Beginning with dinner and a welcome gathering on Saturday evening and finishing before lunch on Wednesday, our daily topics include: Saturday – Our Journey in the World Sunday – Our Beginning Monday – Our Past; It’s Gifts and Traumas Tuesday – Today’s Challenges and Promises Wednesday –Transforming Our Tomorrows Feathered Pipe, born out of the life-sustaining traditions of India and Native America, is an ideal site to hold our retreat our Functional Medicine Journey. Located just outside of Helena, Montana and surrounded by millions of acres of forest and mountains, our 4-day long retreat provides a focus for discovery work while providing many opportunities to breathe, wander, laugh and lounge in the uncommon space of grace that is the Feathered Pipe. We will be taking a modest but invigorating hike on Monday afternoon. Our daily large group experiences are focused on utilizing the Functional Medicine model to create wellness. Exploring genomic influences, environmental inputs including the microbiome, and the latest wellness literature, we will review programs and lifestyle choices then will offer diverse pathways to healing. For the small experiential groups, we will meet in small groups of no more than nine and use mind body spirit wellness tools (stress reduction, guided imagery, and meditation to name a few) to recreate the stories of who we are and plot the path to individual healing. ABOUT THE LEADERS Deanna Minich, PhD is a holistically-minded health educator and author with more than twenty years of experience in nutrition, mind-body-spirit health, medical science, and functional medicine. Dr. Minich holds master’s and doctorate degrees in Nutrition and Medical Sciences and has lectured extensively throughout the world on health topics, teaching patients and health professionals. She is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition, a Certified Nutrition Specialist, a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, and a registered yoga teacher. Currently, Dr. Minich teaches for the Institute for Functional Medicine and for the graduate program in functional medicine at the University of Western States. Dr. Minich is a co-Investigator in LIFEHOUSE, a Lifestyle Intervention and Functional Evaluation — a Health Outcomes Survey. Her passion is bringing forth a colorful whole-self approach to nourishment and bridging the gaps between science, soul, and art in medicine. She has published six books on health and wellness, and over thirty scientific publications. Michael Stone, MD, MS is a board-certified family physician and is a Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner with experience in rural and frontier family medicine, emergency medicine, and as a hospitalist. He practices with his wife Leslie Stone, MD and daughter Emily Rydbom, CNP in a truly unique integrative setting focusing on the spectrum of the Life’s Journey from beginning (the extraordinary GrowBaby Health program) to end.He studied nutrition at University of Washington and did his Residency training in family practice at UCLA-Ventura, where he was Chief Resident and also completed a teaching fellowship in Family Medicine. He has been on adjunct faculty at UCLA and University of Washington for primary care students in the Doctoring and RUOP programs. His career has offered him medical experiences and practice in Thailand, Alaska, the Eastern Sierras, Idaho, and Oregon, where he currently practices. Dr. Stone is a co-Investigator in LIFEHOUSE, a Lifestyle Intervention and Functional Evaluation — a Health Outcomes Survey and is on faculty at the Institute for Functional Medicine. Joseph Lamb, MD is the owner of the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Clinic by Metagenics in Gig Harbor, Washington. He works in partnership with his patients to create optimal health and well-being by using Functional Medicine approaches including lifestyle modification, herbal and nutritional therapies, and cognitive therapy approaches. Past clinical experiences include nearly 17 years of private practice in Alexandria, Virginia at the Integrative Medicine Works and 4 years in Nashville, Tennessee at the Hypertension Institute. Dr. Lamb is the Principal Investigator of LIFEHOUSE, a Lifestyle Intervention and Functional Evaluation — a Health Outcomes Survey. Dr. Lamb is doubly board-certified in Internal Medicine and Holistic Medicine/Integrative Medicine and is a Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. He has lectured internationally, authored book chapters and recently co-authored a text book on vascular biology and published numerous academic papers outlining his work as the principal investigator in over 75 clinical trials. He is a director of the Commonwealth Consultants Foundation, a regionally recognized Middle Atlantic charity chartered, to provide unique educational and social experiences and opportunities for economically deserving children and young adults. PRICING & REGISTRATION: Feathered Pipe Ranch - Holistic Healing Retreat Program Tuition & Basic Accommodations: $2095 Register and save $190 with an early bird discount until January 31st! Basic Accommodations are shared room Main Lodge, Yurt, or single Tipi, and include meals and use of all amenities – our bathhouse, sauna, hot tub, as well as all the Feathered Pipe Ranch facilities and grounds. Full description of accommodations options, pricing, and availability, please click here. Registration deposit required: A first payment of $895 (through 1/31/20) or $1,085 deposit (after 2/1/20) is required to register. After registering we will be in touch to reserve accommodations with options ranging from an additional $1,200 to $2,600 per person for the duration of the course. – payment plans are available. Full payment is due 5/1/20. CANCELLATION If you need to cancel your registration before January 31st, we can offer a full refund less the fees associated with the payment. After January 31st and before May 1st, a 50% refund less the fees can be issued. After May 1st, we will be unable to issue any refunds. SHUTTLE SERVICE Starting in 2020, shuttle service from/to Helena Regional Airport on arrival/departure day will be complimentary (free) for all registered guests! Please note that if you are needing pick-up or drop-off on any other day, that there will be a $35 one-way charge. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE Please plan to arrive at the Feathered Pipe Ranch no later than 5pm on the arrival day (Saturday, 13 June) of your retreat so you can join us for a tour of the grounds before dinner at 6:30pm and our group evening orientation following dinner. Please arrange to leave the Ranch in the morning or early afternoon of departure day (Wednesday, 17 June). Checkout is at 9am, and guests are welcome to stay at The Ranch until their flight leaves that day. Thanks and look forward to seeing you! For more information please refer to the following websites: https://www.josephlambmd.com/wellness-retreats https://featheredpipe.com/feathered_retreats/functional-medicine-healing-retreat/ Questions/Concerns: [email protected]