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Wellness 360 Retreat at Bodega Ridge

Thursday, April 7 to Sunday, April 10, 2016

Get ready for a weekend of empowerment to create your most radiant self in a 360 degree radius. Join fitness and nutrition expert Fatima Leite Kusch and Dr. Genieve Burley for a fitness retreat at the beautiful Bodega Ridge, Galiano Island.

This long weekend is designed to give you physical, mental and nutritional tools to ignite your best life. We want you to leave the island feeling refreshed, inspired and passionate about where you are headed. All of this is accomplished by connecting you to yourself in the most beautiful setting nature has to offer.

The weekend will include meditation, yoga, body weight conditioning, hiking and running. We will also have workshops on topics such as goal setting, wellness, nutrition and more.

On top of this, retreaters are invited to join the private online Athlete’s Mindset Workbook group  that begins March 7, 2016. This will be an incredible warm up opportunity for our weekend.

A sample full day at the retreat:

7:00: Meditation

7:30: Vinyasa Yoga

9:00: Breakfast

11:00: Conditioning/resistance training

13:00: Lunch

14:00: Workshop

15:30 Optional Hike or Time for Yourself

18:00: Dinner

19:00: Workshop

Sign up is limited to 20 people. Accommodations at Bodega Ridge are private bedrooms within shared cabins. All food included. (Alcoholic beverages, gratuities and transportation are not included)

Early bird rate $999

Sign up HERE

Team Blessed Bodies presents to you our first publication!

The ATHLETE MINDSET WORKBOOK

Learn how many successful team mates created the mindset to achieve their dream and realistic goals. Included in the workbook are interviews with Cover Models, Fitness Pros, a World Champion Athlete, a National Level Athlete, and a Mom who became a Pro.

A practical step-by-step sports psychology guide for making your dreams a reality.

A collaboration by Terry Orlick PHD and Leslie Lewis MFA and Head Coach Fatima Leite Kusch The Athlete Mindset Workbook guides you in simple and practical ways to help you learn how to excel in your training, your performances and your life so that you can live your dreams. By answering the reflective questions provided in the Athlete Mindset Workbook and by acting on your positive intentions, you can turn challenges into focused opportunities in every part of your life. This will free you to succeed in your training, your performances, and your life.

The print edition is available now for purchase at this direct link: https://www.createspace.com/4725761

Fitnessprint client Shonna-Lee Miedema joined us with the intention to get up on stage and compete in bodybuilding, but along the way she found a new goal that got her even more excited!  Last year she completed the 12k Mudd, Sweat and Tears obstacle race in Kelowna, BC last may and recently she decided to up the challenge with The Spartan Beast, a 25 km obstacle course on a mountain 6800 feet above sea level, filled with monkey bars, spear throws, rope climbs, burning logs and burpees!  

  Despite back injuries and sickness holding up her training for the two months right before the race, Shonna-Lee decided to just do the best she could and complete as many of the obstacles as possible.  She pushed herself to her limits and completed the course having given it her all.  Even facing unexpected queasiness from altitude sickness she was undeterred and completed every single one of her burpees!  Way to go Shonna-Lee!

Overall Shonna-Lee says she was very proud of herself for completing this challenging course and we absolutely agree!  To top it all off she finished 29th out of 444 for women and in the top 39% overall!  She says that she even felt rejuvenated and exhausted at the same time and plans to do another Spartan Beast with her husband next year for their 10 year wedding anniversary.  Sounds like our way to celebrate, congratulations Shonna-Lee!

Our client Hilary DeWolfe recently accomplished something wonderful and we would like to share her story with you.

In 1999, Hilary was diagnosed with cancer at 27 years old. She used running as her way to get through the recovery from surgery, chemo and radiation and was quickly an avid runner. So you can imagine how frustrated and upset she must have been when in 2008 she was diagnosed with a stress fracture in her femur (the bone of the upper leg) and had to endure 4 major surgeries before getting a clean bill of health just this year in March. While dealing with all of this she also got married and had a baby!

Needless to say, Hilary’s health has not been at it’s best so she was very excited at the opportunity to train with her husband for the Kirkland, Washington Duathlon held earlier this month. It was a 5km run followed by a 20 km bike ride and then another 5 km run. The short run distance was the perfect way to ease her body back into running and in Hilary’s words she’s now “officially addicted” to road biking!

According to Hilary, the bike portion was one big hill and she killed it! Congratulations! She also said that she *may* have even beat her husband, but I promised I wouldn’t tell anyone, so that’s just between us!

Hilary feels that her Fitness Print program made a huge difference in her overall conditioning, but even more important than that, she feels she had regained a mental confidence that she lost over the past 6 years.

We love that Hilary! Thank you for sharing your inspiring story. I’d like to finish with a quote from Hilary that really sums it all up.

“I went from being a single woman with the world as an open door to a wife and mother who wasn't sure she would ever walk without pain again. Crossing the finish line holding my husband's hand and seeing our beautiful 21 month old daughter cheering her heart out was a feeling that will stay with me forever.”

We are so proud of our first Blessed Little Sister, Liza Leusenko.  After all of her hard work she recently went to Nationals with her Synchronized Swimming and received her best score of the year!  

But that's not all!  We want to send out a huge congratulations to Liza for getting a scholarship to Lindenwood University in Missouri to train with the best synchro team in the US, the winners of this year's Nationals!  

Liza would like to thank Blessed Little Sisters, Team Blessed Bodies and all of the people who helped support her this year.  

To Celebrate Our Latest Article in STRONG FITNESS MAGAZINE

Written by our coaches Fatima Leite Kusch & Dara Cox 

Modelled by our beautiful FitnessPrint Competition Prep Athlete & Team Blessed Bodies Client Jennifer Cordeiro

 Join us for our JULY challenge! 

HIIT THE BEACH 

8 Exercises that will ensure you get your sweat on! 

Only takes 30 minutes + your body weight + a timer

How many rounds can you do? 

Join our PAGE here on Facebook FITNESSPRINT and SHARE your results!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1432877856996739/ 

The challenge will run until July 31st.

Try to beat the best result or try to beat your own results.

Tell us how you did by posting a "selfie" either during or after the workout. HASHTAG #fitnessprint #HIITTHEBEACH #mystrongmoment

2 Prizes will be given out to the:

MOST ROUNDS PERFORMED

&

MOST IMPROVED

Blessed Bodies Fitness Roatan 2014 with Paul Buceta from Team Blessed Bodies on Vimeo.

DRUM ROLL… THERESA JENN - APRIL COVER GIRL and MORE!

It’s no secret that Theresa Jenn Lopetrone, WBFF Pro Competitive Fitness Model and Published Writer/Model, inspires women ON THE DAILY. It’s fitting that you’ll find her on the April cover of Gorgo Women’s Fitness Magazine, as she embodies the mindset, courage and patience many women strive for in their own health and fitness journeys. You’ll see when you read her feature article in this issue, that she is a true role model, with very real challenges and a very real message to share. We are blessed to have her as a leader and mentor to our team of athletes and models.