Joan Lunden will be off ering additional spa
camps in 2011. To fi nd out more about her and the Reveille-on-the-Road rollout, turn to p46.
Being surrounded by nature has a profound eff ect on women at the camp, many of whom live in cities
best collection of spa staff I’ve ever seen. And, surprisingly, at us$899 (€643, £571) for four days/three nights (which includes all the fantastic food and a facial), it’s really quite a bargain!
A typical day at Camp Reveille includes the following: 7am: breakfast 7.30-8am: t’ai chi on the beach 8-9am: walk with Joan or morning run 9.15-10.30am: pilates, beach yoga, cardio, core and sculpt class, or arts and craſt s activities 10.45am-12pm: archery class, Zumba, yoga, self-defense or arts and craſt s activities 12.30-1.30: lunch in the dining hall 1.30-2.15pm: rest, Eat your Way Fit talk or Unclutter Your Life lecture 2.15-3.15pm: the Reveille Relay 3.15-4.15pm: boot camp challenge, archery class, canoe class or arts and craſt s activities 4.30-5.50pm: volleyball, Zumba, gentle yoga stretch or arts and craſt s activities 5.30-6.15pm: shower time 6.30-7.30pm: dinner 8-9pm: dance party 9pm: campfi re and eating s’mores and aſt er that playing cards and games and watching movies in the late evening.
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Other interesting off erings throughout
the four days included: a mole check by a dermatologist, tribal drumming, a pontoon cruise, LifeBreath (a unique breath-work practice taught by the woman who origi- nated it), sing-a-longs, an insight into Joan’s make-up secrets, meditation, climbing walls, and tennis. And of course, facials and mas- sages that could be scheduled any time – a 3o-minute Murad facial was free, but mas- sages cost US$70 (€50, £44).
EMBRACING CREATIVITY
Whew… as you can see the daily agenda was completely packed, however, we were also encouraged to do as we pleased, even if this meant doing nothing at all. It wasn’t long before I realised that the schedule I was opting for looked suspiciously similar to my favour- ite spa routine: long early morning nature walks, some cardio classes, a massage – and in the aſt ernoon, maybe a stretch class followed by a nap. On the fi rst day, Sallie noticed that I had
quickly reverted to my typical spa routine and suggested I shake it up a bit. She nudged me – or maybe dragged is a better word – into the arts and craſt s centre. When there are spa activities available, the last thing
I really wanted to do was sit in a barn- like structure stringing beads or working with clay pots. I noticed that lots of women were participating – they seemed to be hav- ing fun – and the sparkling assortment of beads and baubles looked interesting, but nevertheless, I passed. T at aſt ernoon an odd thing happened.
I attended the Chakra Balancing session, where the instructor had us lie down and then passed a pendulum over our various chakra points to check our energy. Well, my chakras checked out pretty well over my body. T en she reached the chakra point over my head and all of a sudden – noth- ing. No swinging. No energy. She gently mentioned that this chakra
point represented creativity and that pos- sibly the imaginative part of me was suppressed. Yeah, right… if you believe that kind of thing. But later that night I got to thinking (a leſt -brain activity, hint, hint) that indeed much of my life is fi lled with lists, emails and analysis. I embrace very little right-brain activity: virtually no music, painting, drawing or dance (and def- initely no arts and craſt s). So, reluctantly, the next day, I accompa- nied Sallie to the jewellery-making room,
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