Dates July 23 – 25, 2010
Cost $375 – includes delicious organic vegetarian meals, Rooibos tea, and camping accommodations
Place Monkey Valley Retreat Centre, near Merritt, BC
Info Karen: 604.251.6337 – kyrempel@gmail.com – www.bcwildernessvisions.com
Angela 604.351.1140 – angelaj@angelajames.com – www.angelajames.com

ChiRunning combines the inner focus and flow of T’ai Chi with the power and energy of running to create a revolutionary running form and philosophy that takes the pounding, pain, and potential damage out of the sport of running. The ChiRunning program increases mental clarity and focus, enhances the joy of running, and turns running into a safe and effective life-long program for health, fitness, and well-being. In this workshop, Vancouver’s first certified ChiRunning instructor, Angela James, will teach you to incorporate the wisdom of ChiRunning into your personal running style. Learn to run free of injury! Learn to run effortlessly!

Yoga is a millennia-old discipline that provides the perfect complement to your running practice. It brings suppleness to the entire body, builds core strength, and safely releases the lactic acid that builds up in the muscles during a run. The relaxation that yoga brings allows your body to run for longer distances with ease. Certified yoga instructor Karen Rempel will teach you a post-running yoga practice she has developed that prevents pain in the knees and IT band.

Mornings will begin with a meditation in the crystal-clear mountain air, followed by running and yoga. There will be lots of free time for walking through the woods, hanging out by the creek, and toasting marshmallows on the campfire in the evening. Enjoy a hot shower or soak in the tub after your day in the woods. This weekend retreat will give you time and space to connect with your body and with nature, and you’ll return to the city feeling refreshed, enlivened, and ready to run!

Angela James has run 18 marathons and completed Iron Man Canada in August 2008. Angela has been a Team in Training marathon coach with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) groundbreaking charity sports training program since 2004. She no longer has Achilles tendonitis since using the ChiRunning form. Vancouver’s first certified ChiRunning instructor, she plans to give workshops all over the world teaching others this revolutionary technique. Angela is also an accomplished cello player and a major proponent of Rooibos tea! She inspires and uplifts everyone she teaches.

Karen Rempel is a registered yoga instructor, certified through Yoga Alliance and YogaBC. She spent a year as a volunteer teaching yoga to youth in prison, taught yoga to seniors in Merritt, and now teaches a workshop on Yoga for the Office in Vancouver. A member of the Wilderness Guides Council, Karen has been hosting retreats at Monkey Valley since 2005, where she guides people to undergo a multi-cultural, contemporary rite of passage called the vision fast. She has run 6 half-marathons. ChiRunning combined with yoga helped her make the leap from the 10K to the half-marathon. She creates a safe space for inner exploration.